Labour MP Tristram Hunt has formally stood down from the House of Commons, paving the way for a by-election in Stoke-on-Trent Central.

Race to replace Tristram Hunt begins

The prominent Corbyn critic will trigger a by-election as he becomes the Victoria and Albert Museum's new director, I have learned.

Exclusive: Labour MP Tristram Hunt to be V&A director

Former Labour shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has reportedly told students at Cambridge University the party is "in the s***".

Private schools have been warned to either start doing more to help state pupils or risk losing £700m worth of tax breaks in future.

The shadow education secretary has weighed into the row between the Department for Education and the chief inspector of schools.

Top political figures and education experts have gathered in Nottingham for the UK's largest annual education conference.