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Tories mock UK education secretary Lucy Powell over grammar error

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  1. Lucy Powell was appointed UK Education Secretary by Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

  2. A social media post by Powell contained grammatical errors, including 'the be appointed'.

  3. The Conservative Party mocked the errors with a satirical image on X, scoring it 3/10 and adding 'See me after class!'.

  4. Powell has been Labour's deputy leader since 2025 and represents Manchester Central in Parliament.

  5. She previously served as shadow education secretary under Jeremy Corbyn from 2015 to 2016.

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