Toby Young(@toadmeister):Lucy Powell was reportedly Andy Burnham’s third choice for Education Secretary after Rachel Reeves and David Miliband turned it down – and judging from her recent intervention in the education debate, it’s not hard to see why. Read my response to Powell's ludicrous claim that Michael Gove's education reforms are responsible for the UK's million young people not in employment, education or training.

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2026.08.06 12:37

Lucy Powell was reportedly Andy Burnham’s third choice for Education Secretary after Rachel Reeves and David Miliband turned it down – and judging from her recent intervention in the education debate, it’s not hard to see why. Read my response to Powell's ludicrous claim that Michael Gove's education reforms are responsible for the UK's million young people not in employment, education or training.