WORCESTER MP Robin Walker is celebrating a new job - after being given the chance to work hand-in-hand with one of Britain's top Cabinet members.

The Conservative has accepted the role of Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, one of David Cameron's closest confidantes.

The promotion of Mr Walker is a major boost for his Westminster profile, and it also brings the prospect of fairer school funding into sharper focus.

Mr Walker dedicated much of his recent time in parliament to campaigning for better school funding for Worcestershire, leading the charge.

It emerged last night that the MP was offered the chance to stay on as PPS to Environment Secretary Liz Truss, a role he was doing for the last year, but decided to move across partly due to the school funding saga.

The PPS role means Mr Walker is acting as Mrs Morgan's 'go-between' contact with MPs, and is one rung below a junior minister.

He said: "I'm delighted, I was actually with other MPs talking about the f40 (fairer funding) campaign when I got a call from the Whips office to say would I accept the job.

"I've already had lots of meetings with backbench MPs over fairer funding and I'll be working very closely with them to try and get education business through the House of Commons."

Two years ago Mr Walker served as PPS to Andrew Robathan, the-then minister for Northern Ireland.

But grabbing a role assisting a very senior Cabinet member means he will be having regular contact with the Prime Minister's inner circle of top MPs.

While he is not technically part of the Government, it also means Mr Walker is bound by the 'collective ministerial responsibility' convention and must resign if he speaks out against policy.

Mrs Morgan was first elected to the Loughborough constituency in 2010 and took over the education brief from Michael Gove in July last year, a rapid rise up the ranks.

The 42-year-old, who is also responsible for women and equalities, kept her job during Mr Cameron's Cabinet reshuffle two weeks ago in the Prime Minister's first ever all-Tory Government.

Mr Walker retained his Worcester seat earlier this month with an increased majority of 5,646.