Lucy Powell's first day as the UK's new Education Secretary has drawn criticism from the Conservative Party, which mocked grammatical mistakes in a social media post announcing her new role.
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The Tories shared a satirical image on X, marking up Powell’s statement as if it were a school assignment. The edited graphic flagged several errors, including “the be appointed”, with corrections written alongside. It scored 3/10 and included the comment: “See me after class!”.
Accompanying the post, the Conservatives wrote: “Labour’s new Education Secretary is off to a flying start.”
