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muriel_volestrangler

(106,201 posts) Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:15 AM Jul 2014

Gove out as Education Secretary

09:13:

Michael Gove is to leave education and become Commons chief whip, according to the PM's Twitter feed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28303750

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Gove out as Education Secretary (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 OP

What a BEAUTIFUL headline that is! LeftishBrit Jul 2014 #1

Apparently it will be Nicky Morgan LeftishBrit Jul 2014 #2

Same here T_i_B Jul 2014 #4

Cue Sir Cliff! non sociopath skin Jul 2014 #3

But the bad news is... LeftishBrit Jul 2014 #5

LeftishBrit

(41,453 posts)

1. What a BEAUTIFUL headline that is!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:24 AM

Jul 2014

Much rejoicing, indeed.

Problem is of course, who'll replace him; but at least it won't be Truss as she's apparently going to Environment.

LeftishBrit

(41,453 posts)

2. Apparently it will be Nicky Morgan

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 04:39 AM

Jul 2014

Don't think I'd heard of her, to be honest.

T_i_B

(14,888 posts)

4. Same here

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 07:09 AM

Jul 2014

Her Wikipedia page has remarkably little of interest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Morgan_(politician)

Still, I know a great many people who will be glad to see the back of Gove at Education.

non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts)

3. Cue Sir Cliff!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 05:56 AM

Jul 2014

LeftishBrit

(41,453 posts)

5. But the bad news is...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 09:15 AM

Jul 2014

Nick Gibb is back as Schools Minister!

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