The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Laura Trott fits The Strategist archetype, a leader whose influence comes from positioning, preparation and policy fluency rather than theatrics. Her route to the frontbench, from special adviser in Downing Street to pensions minister and then Chief Secretary to the Treasury, reflects a career built on mastering briefs and being trusted with numbers and detail.
“Well, that is a load of rubbish. The Secretary of State says that she is proud of the action that the Government are taking on pay. May I suggest that one of the reasons teachers are angry is that they still do not know their pay?”
“The resignation of the Prime Minister this morning was a damning indictment of the record of this Government over the last two years. Part of the Prime Minister’s legacy will be teacher morale at an all-time low.”
“My right hon. Friend is always correct to be worried, but he will know that in Lord Nash’s amendment a 12-month delay was written in. I think it is reasonable to give the Government some time to bring the measure forward.”
“I welcome the Government’s constructive engagement on this issue, and we see a new proposal today that has a much more acceptable timeframe, albeit not as short as I would like. Every month of delay just leaves children more exposed to the harms of social media online.”
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