‘Homicidal’ Johnson considered sacking Williamson over 2020 exam results fiasco

The Department for Education was forced into a U-turn after its algorithm intended to prevent grade inflation saw 40% of ...

Children paid 'huge price' in Covid pandemic, Johnson tells inquiry

Children paid a "huge price" to protect others during the Covid pandemic, Boris Johnson has told the inquiry looking at the ...

Children 'paid huge price' during COVID and future lockdowns should be 'last resort', says Boris Johnson

The former PM told the UK COVID-19 Inquiry that he wishes another solution could have been found to school closures but predictions at the time were "really grim".

Complex Covid rules probably went too far, particularly for children, Johnson tells inquiry

The former PM says closing schools, which happened for most children in the UK in March 2020, was a "personal horror" - but ...