She was
appointed shadow education secretary in 2016 - becoming the youngest - ever holder of that position - and according to the New Statesman has been «increasingly spoken of as a future Labour leader».
ITV News Political Editor Tom Bradby will be joined on tonight's The Agenda by Tristram Hunt MP, the newly
appointed shadow education secretary.
Labour MP Pat Glass - who was
appointed shadow education secretary less than 24 hours ago - has said she will be stepping down as an MP at the next election.
Not exact matches
But after rolling mass resignations from the
shadow cabinet, which have continued into Tuesday with Pat Glass resigning as
shadow education secretary just two days after being
appointed, Milband said it was time for Labour to unite around an alternative candidate.
The
shadow education secretary has often said he would offer his rival a senior post in his
shadow cabinet if he were
appointed leader.
They include Chi Onwurah, the former minister for culture and the digital economy, who wrote that it was «statistically interesting to say the least» that Labour's leader had made life difficult for two of the very few minority ethnic female MPs; and Pat Glass, who resigned as
shadow education secretary in June two days after being
appointed, in protest over Corbyn's leadership.
Mr Corbyn suffered the indignity of further
shadow cabinet resignations, with
shadow education secretary Pat Glass quitting just two days after being
appointed to the post saying the situation was «untenable».
Pat Glass has been
appointed as the new
shadows education secretary, following Lucy Powell's resignation.
Pat Glass has resigned as
shadow education secretary, just two days after being
appointed to the role.
Pat Glass has been
appointed as the new
shadow education secretary, following Lucy Powell's resignation.