We have now had four higher education ministers in two years #OverandOut

It’s been an honour to represent Orpington for 9 years & to serve as a minister under three PMs. In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest – it’s an unresolvable tension & time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister. #overandout

— Jo Johnson (@JoJohnsonUK) September 5, 2019

Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on Jo Johnson’s resignation, said:

“Boris Johnson poses such a threat that even his own brother doesn’t trust him.

“We have now had four higher education ministers in two years – just the latest sign of the chaos that the Tories have caused to education and the threat that a disastrous No Deal Brexit poses to our colleges and universities.

“We need a General Election as soon as No Deal is off the table, so that a Labour government can transform our education system and society so they work for the many, not just a privileged few.”