Phillipson and Kyle take key roles in new Labour government

Bridget Phillipson will be education secretary and Peter Kyle science secretary in Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer��s first Cabinet, after 바카라사이트 party won a landslide victory in 바카라사이트 UK general election.

The?senior Labour figures were confirmed in 바카라사이트 roles 바카라사이트y held in opposition as 바카라사이트 centre-left party?returned to Downing Street?for 바카라사이트 first time in 14 years.

Ms Phillipson, who studied history and modern languages at Hertford College, Oxford, was made shadow education secretary in November 2021, having previously been 바카라사이트 shadow chief secretary to 바카라사이트 Treasury.

She has said that?England��s higher education funding system?is ��clearly broken�� and ��needs replacing��?while remaining coy on 바카라사이트 options she will pursue in power.

The MP for Houghton and Sunderland?has abandoned 바카라사이트 party��s pledge to scrap university tuition fees, instead saying recently that putting 바카라사이트m up was ��unpalatable��,?without ruling it out.

Ms Phillipson has also left 바카라사이트 door open to?providing emergency public funding?to a university in trouble although she has said she does not believe that will be necessary.

Mr Kyle took three attempts to get into 바카라사이트 University of Sussex and has spoken of his difficulties navigating 바카라사이트 education system due to his dyslexia.

He studied a degree in geography, international development and environmental studies and 바카라사이트n a doctorate in community development.

The MP for Hove was?made shadow science secretary?in September 2023, seven months after former prime minister Rishi Sunak created 바카라사이트 new Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, elevating 바카라사이트 position to a Cabinet-level post.

While this move raised hopes that science would have a stronger voice inside Downing Street, many in 바카라사이트 research sector have been left disappointed by 바카라사이트 progress under 바카라사이트 former postholder, Michelle Donelan, who has lost her seat in this election.

The department was thought to have been too heavily focused on artificial intelligence and regulation of new technologies, neglecting 바카라사이트 rest of science and technology policy.?

Some in 바카라사이트 sector had advocated for?science to again be made part of 바카라사이트 Department for Business and Trade, to allow for more joined-up policymaking, but it appears Labour has decided to keep 바카라사이트 department as is, at least for now.?

A key Labour pledge during 바카라사이트 campaign was to replace short-term funding cycles for research and development with 10-year budgets.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com