Higher education minister Margaret Hodge has trumped her boss, education secretary Estelle Morris, in the power list published last weekend by the Express on Sunday . Ms Hodge appeared in 136th position, above Ms Morris in 149th place.
The paper said: "Hodge has given the department a huge shake-upI She is behind the Aim Higher initiative, pushing to get more youngsters from poor backgrounds into university."
The Diary notes that Ms Hodge also wears far snazzier shoes than her superior.