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Toby Young stands down from government universities regulator saying he had 'become a distraction' | |
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Toby Young has announced he is standing down from the universities regulator saying his appointment has “become a distraction”. | |
The journalist turned educationalist apologised “unreservedly” for a string of controversial comments he had made on social media in recent years. | |
His announcement comes after ministers were forced defend his appointment in the Commons on Monday following backlash from MPs, including prominent Tories. | |
Writing in The Spectator, Mr Young said: “The caricature drawn of me in the last seven days, particularly on social media, has been unrecognisable to anyone who knows me. | |
“I am a passionate supporter of inclusion and helping the most disadvantaged, as I hope my track record of setting up and supporting new schools demonstrates. | |
“But some of the things I said before I got involved in education, when I was a journalistic provocateur, were either ill-judged or just plain wrong - and I unreservedly apologise.” | |
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