Brighton, England: Britain's main opposition, the Labour Party, has agreed to abolish private schools.

Delegates vote on a motion at the Labour annual conference in Brighton on Monday. Credit:Getty Images

At its annual conference in the English seaside resort of Brighton on Monday, the party passed a motion supported by leftist groups to abolish private schools and integrate them into the state sector to help dismantle what activities labelled "the privilege of a tiny elite", if it is elected to govern.

Finance policy chief John McDonnell said a detailed proposal was still being written.

Labour is introducing new policies at its four-day conference, hoping to present itself as a government in waiting to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson at an election widely expected to come before the end of the year.