Tristram Hunt MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to Michael Gove’s failure to act on concerns about radical hardliners seeking to take control of schools in Birmingham, said: “Michael Gove refused to listen to the warnings about radical hardliners taking control of schools. His department has sat on these warnings for four years.   "This is gross negligence on the part of ministers. Michael Gove’s complacency has given rise to a constant stream of failings in our school system. Failings in the running of schools are not being spotted until it’s too late. This is not an isolated case.   "Labour would end Gove’s policy of allowing underperformance to go unchecked, introducing local Directors of School Standards to spot problems before they set in. Michael Gove’s acceptance of more-of-the-same leaves more schools at risk.” ENDS     Notes to editors:   ‘Ministers 'given Trojan Horse schools warning in 2010’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27476643