Lucy Powell: “I think we were in very particular times after Liz Truss crashed the economy.”

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.

Yes. I can't make any promises, but it needs looking at.

What I’m not going to oversee is some kind of lower ambition for some kids. It’s about ambition for everybody.

I’m not here to worry about private schools. I’m here to worry about state schools.