While the Department for Education has not yet officially confirmed the policy areas for the new minister, as we reported earlier in the week, Mr Zahawi has been tipped to replace the outgoing children and families minister Robert Goodwill, and this appears to have been confirmed by Mr Zahawi on Twitter.
Nursery owner Helen Gration tweeted, ‘Waiting avidly to see who will get the Early Years portfolio@theresa_may Is it for @Nadhimzahawi? It is such an important part of a child’s education@NDNAtalk’
Mr Zahawi responded simply ‘Yes it is’.
Ms Gration, who runs four nurseries in York and Leeds, replied with an invitation to Mr Zahawi.
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