article_snippet: Supporters say Supporters help to drive up standards by creating competition with existing schools, but Labour has opposed Supporters creation in areas with a surplus of places where Supporters are not needed.
article_snippet: In a speech in London, Mr Cameron said: 'If you vote Conservative, you will see the continuation of the free schools programme at the rate you've seen in the last three years. '
article_snippet: the Prime Minister also backed the idea of existing grammar schools.
article_snippet: Taking questions from the audience, Mr Cameron was asked about comments Mr Cameron made in 2007 that a 'pledge to build more grammar schools would be an electoral albatross'.
article_snippet: Mr Cameron insisted: 'I have never said that grammar schools are an albatross, grammar schools are good schools and I like good schools.
article_snippet: What I've said about grammar schools is, like other schools that are good, if grammar schools want to expand grammar schools should be able to expand.
article_snippet: Mr Cameron talks with school children during a visit to The Green School for girls in west London today .
article_snippet: In May 2012 his said: 'It's my belief that we could move to that situation but at the moment it's important to recognise that the free schools movement is succeeding without that element
article_snippet: Labour has criticised the free schools policy, claiming Labour can lead to money being channelled to areas where there is a surplus of school places instead of being targeted at areas where classes are overcrowded.