in-tray
Britishnoun
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Lucy Powell has said she wants to make sure the student loans system is "fair" and that the issue is at the top of her in-tray as the new education secretary.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Andy Burnham will Monday become Britain's sixth prime minister to move into Downing Street since 2016, with an in-tray overflowing with challenges and little time to make his mark.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Here are some of the foreign policy issues already crowding Burnham's in-tray:
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
One of the biggest items in his in-tray will be the question of how to fund the UK's rising defence spending.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I shudder to think what the state of my in-tray would be if I was away from work for five days.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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