Sentences with phrase «former shadow education minister»
Nandy, a former shadow education minister, accused the government of wanting to «pit children against one another and make losers of all of us», while Lucy Powell, the former shadow education secretary, warned that the practice of coaching children to pass the 11 - plus was «rife» in selective areas.
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The highest level of claims from the Conservatives came from former shadow education minister Alun Cairns, who spent the entirety of his # 12,500 allowance despite having a family home 45 minutes away.
The former shadow education minister Tristram Hunt had a decidedly mixed 2015, but he recently talked pretty powerfully at the Fabian Society about the politics of inequality, Labour's frayed bond with working - class voters and the necessity of reinventing the party's belief in redistribution.
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In a highly unusual move, the Tory former education secretary Nicky Morgan joins forces with her previous Labour shadow Lucy Powell and the Liberal Democrat former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to condemn the plans as damaging to social mobility, ideologically driven and divisive.
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.
Despite this, the former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell saw her majority in Manchester Central increase and Mike Kane, the shadow schools minister also kept his seat.
Glass, who is the MP for North West Durham and a former senior local education authority worker, most recently served as shadow Europe minister in Jeremy Corbyn's frontbench team.
Cardiff West MP and former teacher Kevin Brennan will continue as shadow schools minister, while Yvonne Fovargue, the MP for Makerfield, will retain responsibility for further education and skills as shadow education minister.
But Professor Arthur was reprimanded by Kevin Brennan (pictured), the former shadow schools minister, who said: «It's interesting that, having blamed the Labour party for current Tory education policy, he's taking advantage of it by opening a free school in Birmingham, which is very interesting rhetorical gymnastics.»
Lucy Powell, the former shadow education secretary, saw her majority in Manchester Central increased, while Mike Kane, the shadow schools minister, also retained his seat.
Lucy Powell, the Labour MP and former shadow education secretary, said: «The new prime minister or the new education secretary should urgently make a statement to Parliament about such a huge change in education policy.