BREAKING: Con MP William Wragg accuses No10 of intimidation & breaching ministerial code by threatening to withdraw money from constituencies/leak stories abt rebels. Urges them to go to Police/Parly authorities "The reports of which I'm aware would seem to constitute blackmail”

Gavin Williamson awarded knighthood by Boris Johnson theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

The Church of England promised to tackle racial injustice. Why is it defending a slave trader’s memory? | Sonita Alleyne theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

With great sadness and regret, I have this morning tendered my resignation to the Prime Minister after I accepted and repeated assurances on Monday to the media which have now been found to be inaccurate. I wish my successor well - it is the best job in government.

I have today offered my resignation from the Government & look forward to supporting @conservatives & campaigning for #Worcester from the backbenches, it has been a privilege to work to support our brilliant schools

With great sadness I must resign from government.

🚨EXCL: Suella Braverman has departed as home secretary, causing yet more chaos for Liz Truss's government, with Grant Shapps tipped to take over. theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

Guardian execs identify an important new market segment

To state the obvious we are delighted that moves afoot over the last two weeks to make the UK LESS attractive to international students are off the table thanks to support from multiple government departments. 1/2

So Sky News reporting that Kit Malthouse MP has left Department for Education

‘It’s not just childcare’: focus on early years education sets Estonia apart. 18 months fully paid maternity leave, guaranteed place in kindergarten to the age of 7 - all for as little as £50 a month. What’s not to like? theguardian.com/education/2022…

Mouldy bread, empty wraps and dry cereal ... Teachers reveal scale of pupils’ hunger as 100,000 miss out on free school meals theguardian.com/education/2022…

UK parents: are your children’s nursery costs increasing in January? theguardian.com/education/2022…

Great to see today's The Guardian piece on undergraduate tutors. This is a win/win/win scheme, improving literacy for poorer pupils, enabling undergrads to learn new skills, & finding new teachers. We'll be sharing lessons with all universities to develop regional/national scheme.

Children face multiple safeguarding risks at out-of-school settings in England theguardian.com/education/2023…

Students at University of Manchester on rent strike over cost of living crisis theguardian.com/education/2023…

Criticism over concrete crisis ‘sensationalist’, says Gillian Keegan theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/s…

Ooh… we have just published some guidance on free speech on campus. We could share??

On the matter of no women in the top four offices of state. First time since 2010 that an all male cast at very top. Another govt watcher texts: not just all men but all men fro private schools