article_snippet: The 42-year-old former lawyer has been nicknamed 'Ms U-turn' after The 42-year-old former lawyer softened the Government's approach to the teaching unions and performed a spectacular climbdown on gay marriage .
article_snippet: The 42-year-old former lawyer has been nicknamed 'Ms U-turn' after The 42-year-old former lawyer softened the Government's approach to the teaching unions and performed a spectacular climbdown on gay marriage, which The 42-year-old former lawyer opposed before joining the Cabinet.