The Latest Breaking News from Andrea Jenkyns

Rates will be cut to 6.3% from September, having already been cut to 7.3% from 12% in June.

The UK goverment’s Department for Education has some new ministers in charge following the political turmoil surrounding Boris Johnson’s resignation. After resigning only two days into the job of education secretary, Michelle Donelan has been replaced by James Cleverly, MP for Braintree.

Teachers’ leaders say her response to a crowd will make it more difficult to ‘maintain common decency in schools’.

Joint letter says Andrea Jenkyns’ excuses for raising her middle finger to crowds outside No 10 would not be acceptable from teaching staff or pupils

Brief letters: Dress codes | Balancing skills | Meal records | Andrea Jenkyns | Boris Johnson’s memoir

Plea from mayor as Tory leadership hopefuls leave 'levelling up' out of their pitches to MPs

Photos of Jenkyns giving Boris Johnson protesters middle finger have surfaced online

Senior Tories hit out at ‘disgraceful’ promotion of Sarah Dines, who has been fiercely criticised for her handling of groping claims

The former education secretary becomes the third serving Government minister to kick off their campaign for the Tory leadership.