Nick Gibb to step down as schools minister
Nick Gibb has posted on X this morning that he will stand down as schools minister and as an MP at the next election.
Gibb posted on X: "Over the last few weeks I have been discussing taking up a diplomatic role after the general election. To enable me to do so I have asked the Prime Minister if I can step down from the government at the reshuffle and he has agreed."
A reshuffle in government is expected after home secretary Suella Braverman was sacked by the prime minister.
Gibb continued his X post with: "It has been a privilege to serve as Schools Minister for four Prime Ministers. I campaigned for Rishi last Summer and I remain an enthusiastic supporter of the Prime Minister’s leadership.
"I am proud that over my 10 years as a minister standards in schools have risen. England is 4th in the world in reading as a result of the phonics reforms and we are rising internationally for maths and English. We have transformed the curriculum so that it is knowledge rich."
Gibb has been schools minister for most of the last 13 years, serving on three separate occasions.
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