Sentences with phrase «became shadow education secretary»
And Ed Miliband's former ally Lucy Powell becomes shadow education secretary, with Maria Eagle taking the post of defence secretary.
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«Ed Balls boasted that his new diploma was on course to overtake the A-level and become the qualification of choice for young people,» said shadow education secretary Michael Gove.
«It reveals a lot about Michael Gove's priorities that he has found time to meet with News Corps executives 21 times since he became education secretary - including meeting Rupert Murdoch on seven separate occasions - but in his first seven months in the job he didn't manage to visit a single sixth form college, further education college or special school,» said shadow education secretary Andy Burnham.
Angela Eagle becomes shadow business secretary and shadow first secretary of state, Lisa Nandy as shadow energy secretary, Lucy Powell takes the education portfolio and Diane Abbott as shadow minister for international development.
Before becoming leader he was Tory campaign co-ordinator in the 2005 general election and shadow education secretary.
Labour's shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, said: «His position became increasingly untenable after he made those shockingly offensive comments.
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».
Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said: «Just because they have become an academy or are part of a chain doesn't mean that a school will automatically succeed.