Sentences with phrase «shadow education secretary just»
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.
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Pat Glass also returns as shadow transport minister, despite quitting as shadow education secretary in June just 24 hours after getting the job.
The shadow education secretary took 134,446 of the nearly 190,000 ballots cast, with his rival, shadow home secretary David Davis, winning just 64,398 votes.
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».
The former shadow education secretary said he had «no desire to rock the boat» and insisted anyone who interpreted his decision to quit that way is «just plain wrong».
Pat Glass has resigned as shadow education secretary, just two days after being appointed to the role.
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.
«It is laughable for Michael Gove to claim that just 16 free schools opening next year exceeds his expectations,» shadow education secretary Ed Balls said.
Lucy Powell, the shadow education secretary, said: «It is frankly a humiliating climbdown for David Cameron and his education secretary, who just weeks ago were insisting they would plough on with the policy regardless.
Acting leader and shadow education secretary Iain Gray said: «It's true that pass marks are adjusted each year, but it's extraordinary to see this drop to just 33.8 %.