Allison Pearson said the shadow education secretary’s GCSEs were ‘scary’ – only 4 replies you need

John Plunkett. Updated September 23rd, 2019

Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson is worried. She’s especially worried about the GCSE grades achieved by Labour MP and shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner.

Rayner said this today at the Labour Party conference.

https://twitter.com/69mib/status/1175861074786168832

And Pearson’s response prompted a large number of responses of its own.

No GCSEs above a D. Our shadow Secretary of State for Education…. Scary. https://t.co/gwPD7HjbCP

— Allison Pearson (@allisonpearson) 23 September 2019

Scared? These people weren’t, the only 4 replies you need.

Despite extremely difficult circumstances at home and poor schooling, Angela Rayner has overcome more than most of us to reach the top of politics, to be contemporaries in British politics with people whose education fast-tracked them to Westminster. So well done to her. https://t.co/THIxwKJxNm

— Jane Merrick (@janemerrick23) September 23, 2019

Yes Allison it's truly, truly shocking that somebody who was let down by their own schooling might be motivated to change the situation for others. https://t.co/XSTeZGWcsa

— katie spalding (@supermathskid) September 23, 2019

https://twitter.com/NickBoles/status/1176124615267102720

I’m going to defend Angela here. So what she struggled at exams. She is smart and well deserves her position. And if you took a minute to see what she overcame you’d be all the more impressed. We don’t always agree. But she has my respect. Shame on you. https://t.co/bA5zYAGEKV

— Layla Moran 🔶🕊️ (@LaylaMoran) September 23, 2019