Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Nicky Morgan has been sacked. The move comes amid new Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle, with a new cabinet in the process of being appointed. Announcing the news on Twitter, Nicky Morgan said she was"disappointed" not to be continuining the role, and that it had been a "privilege to hold".  

The MP for Loughborough has recently come under fire over the recent SATs shambles and had been called to resign and just last week the NUT held a national strike over the ongoing education crisis. She joins former Chancellor George Osborne, Michael Gove and John Wittingdale in being removed from the cabinet. More news to follow as the story unfolds…