Justine Greening has resigned from the government after refusing a job as work and pensions secretary in Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle.
In her resignation statement she said: "Social mobility matters to me and our country more than a ministerial career.
"I'll continue to work outside of government to do everything I can to create a country for the first time that has equality of opportunity for young people wherever they are growing up."
Ms Greening's resignation comes less than a month after she launched the government's social mobility strategy.
Image: Justine Greening resigns.
Responding to Justine Greening stepping down as Education Secretary, Vince Cable, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said: "Justine Greening has been pushed out of government. The only rational explanation would be that this is an acknowledgement that the Conservatives have a failed schools policy".
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