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Tories cheer Gove as Morgan leaves Labour unimpressed

DAVID Cameron’s crack new squad of education ministers were deployed to the front line for the first time yesterday.

New Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has orders to bring peace to the classroom war caused by hated predecessor Michael Gove just in time for the general election.

And Ms Morgan certainly displayed a more consensual political style at the despatch box during yesterday’s education questions.

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