Michelle Donelan’s legacies as higher education minister will include an ultra-aggressive “culture wars” approach to universities, as well as plans to restrict student numbers – which are yet to be completed.
With Mr Johnson teetering on the brink as prime minister after chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid resigned, he promoted Nadhim Zahawi from education secretary to chancellor and Ms Donelan from higher education minister to education secretary. There has been no appointment to the post of higher education minister at the time of writing.
