Lucy Powell: “The privatisation of water hasn't worked. It's not created competition. What you've seen is bills going up and up and up…”

There’s got to be a better way to give young people the skills and confidence that they need to succeed, not just branding them a failure, and also allowing them to gain other qualifications that show they have a strong foundation in…

One million. That’s how many young people from the education system Michael Gove presided over who are now left outside education, not in employment and not in training. That’s not a coincidence – it’s a consequence. It’s his legacy.

I absolutely don’t want schools to dumb down. My kids might say I’m a tiger mum. You know, I’m a tiger mum for all our kids – every single child that’s in our education system achieving excellence, achieving what they can do.

The government has committed to a review of that, it's very much at the top of my in-tray as the secretary of state, and I want to make sure we look at this so it's fair for students.