Under-fire Education Secretary Gavin Williamson today broke cover to guarantee every school in England will have coronavirus home testing kits to hand out to parents when they reopen next week. Mr Williamson also insisted schools will only close following local outbreaks as an ‘absolute last resort’. The Government has stepped up its efforts to persuade … Read more
Gavin Williamson is in the running to be named MP of the Year despite widespread demands for him to quit over this year’s exams fiasco. The Education Secretary has been nominated in the People’s Choice category of the awards run by non-partisan organisation the Patchwork Foundation. He has been nomination by the public in a … Read more
‘He’s a very useful idiot for us’: Unions say they ‘don’t want Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to be sacked’ as ministers believe he has ‘one last chance’ to save his career by ensuring schools reopen next week Ministers say Gavin Williamson is on his ‘last chance’ to save his cabinet job Test will be his … Read more
Gavin Williamson has hit back at claims he was on holiday as the A-Level results fiasco unfolded in the UK, saying he was only in Scarborough to visit his relatives. The under-fire Education Secretary added that he has also cancelled his family’s holiday to remain in the country and deal with problems caused by algorithms downgrading … Read more
Ofqual boss threatened to quit unless Gavin Williamson gave his public backing to embattled exams regulatory after A-levels results U-turn Roger Taylor demanded a public statement of support from Gavin Williamson He was speaking in wake of Government’s U-turn over A-level and GCSE results In aftermath Mr Williamson refused to declare his ‘confidence’ in the … Read more
Dozens of protestors attended an A-level results demonstration outside Downing Street calling for the immediate sacking of Gavin Williamson. Students and teachers have demanded for the Education Secretary to be sacked at Friday’s protest over A-level and Btec results in England. The event, supported by several London branches of the National Education Union (NEU), saw … Read more
Gavin Williamson is ‘on his last life’ after his humiliating exams fiasco and will be sacked if Boris Johnson‘s schools reopening is botched, ministers claim. The Education Secretary has defied calls to resign from MPs across the board following his disastrously mishandled A-level grading debacle. Cabinet colleagues now believe that embattled Mr Williamson, who is … Read more
‘It was bound to happen!’: Alex Jones calls EastEnders legend Shaun Williamson BARRY in hilarious blunder during The One Show interview By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 14:15 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 14:15 BST, 19 August 2020 He will forever be remembered in soap history as the tragic Barry Evans in EastEnders. And … Read more
Boris Johnson is defying calls for an autumn reshuffle despite Tory backbench pressure to sack Gavin Williamson over his exams debacle. The PM has been accused of having a ‘lack of grip’ after a series of mishaps during the coronavirus crisis has left the Government being ‘laughed at’. He is expected to make ‘minor’ changes … Read more
Gavin Williamson today insisted he intends to stay on as Education Secretary long into the future despite growing calls for him to quit over the A-level results fiasco. Mr Williamson yesterday announced a screeching U-turn as the Government said grades will now be based on teachers’ assessments rather than a controversial algorithm developed by regulator … Read more