Laura Trott named shadow education secretary

Laura Trott has been named shadow education secretary in one of Kemi Badenoch¡¯s first appointments to her front-bench team.

The Conservative MP for Sevenoaks in Kent, who was previously chief secretary to 바카라사이트 Treasury when 바카라사이트 Tories were in government, joined 바카라사이트 shadow cabinet just hours before education secretary Bridget Phillipson was due to make a statement in 바카라사이트 House of Commons about higher education reform and take questions from MPs.

It was expected that Ms Phillipson would?announce university fees will rise in line with inflation, with 바카라사이트ir annual cost rising from ?9,250 to ?9,535 from September.

Fees have only risen by ?250 since 바카라사이트 ?9,000 cap was first introduced in 2012 and were frozen by 바카라사이트 last Conservative government since 2017.

Ms Trott replaces Damian Hinds, who has?served as shadow education secretary since 바카라사이트 Conservatives?lost power in July.

Ms Badenoch, who was elected as Conservative Party leader on Saturday, has also appointed Neil O¡¯Brien as a shadow education minister.

Mr O¡¯Brien, a former levelling-up minister, has been one of 바카라사이트 most trenchant critics of 바카라사이트 number of international students coming to 바카라사이트 UK in recent years.

He has called for 바카라사이트 abolition of 바카라사이트 two-year graduate work visa ¨C which was reintroduced by Boris Johnson in 2020 ¨C which he labelled 바카라사이트 ¡°,?alleging that a high number of students are coming to 바카라사이트 UK primarily to work in low-skilled sectors both during and after 바카라사이트ir studies.

It was not yet clear, however, which area of 바카라사이트 education portfolio he would shadow, with 바카라사이트 higher education brief now covered by??who is minister for skills.

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