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A-level results day: Boris Johnson insists results are 'robust' despite nearly 40% of marks downgraded with biggest reductions among disadvantaged students Boris Johnson

A-level results day: Boris Johnson insists results are 'robust' despite nearly 40% of marks downgraded with biggest reductions among disadvantaged students

Hundreds of thousands of school leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving their A-level results, as ministers face pressure over a last-minute change to allow students to choose their mock exam results if they are unhappy with their grades. Exams this summer were cancelled due to the pandemic…
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August 13, 2020
Boris Johnson insists A-level results are 'robust' as he shrugs off protests from teachers and pupils Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson insists A-level results are 'robust' as he shrugs off protests from teachers and pupils

Boris Johnson has shrugged off protests that the A-levels process has been a fiasco, describing the results as “robust” and “dependable”. Despite growing anger among pupils and teachers, the prime minister also insisted he had full confidence Gavin Williamson, the under-fire education secretary. “Let's be in no doubt about it,…
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August 13, 2020
Tory MPs plead with Boris Johnson to firm up climate emergency plan Boris Johnson

Tory MPs plead with Boris Johnson to firm up climate emergency plan

The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Conservative MPs are putting pressure on Boris Johnson to beef up his much-criticised plans for the climate emergency and deliver an earlier ban on fossil fuel cars. They should be outlawed…
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August 13, 2020
Older kids 'spread coronavirus like adults', researchers warn as Boris Johnson insists schools will reopen next month Boris Johnson

Older kids 'spread coronavirus like adults', researchers warn as Boris Johnson insists schools will reopen next month

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Secondary school pupils could spread coronavirus as easily as adults, according to new research, in a blow to plans to resume education fully next month. Despite finding that primary pupils do not appear to…
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August 11, 2020
Channel Crossings: Boris Johnson calls for legal change to 'send away' more asylum seekers amid surge in migrant boats Boris Johnson

Channel Crossings: Boris Johnson calls for legal change to 'send away' more asylum seekers amid surge in migrant boats

The prime minister has suggested that he wants to change the law to "send away" more asylum seekers who reach the UK.Boris Johnson called crossing the English Channel a "very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal thing to do" amid a surge in migrant boat crossings.He said the government…
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August 10, 2020
UK heading into full lockdown next month if Boris Johnson doesn't fix 'disastrous' test and trace, says ex-government scientist Boris Johnson

UK heading into full lockdown next month if Boris Johnson doesn't fix 'disastrous' test and trace, says ex-government scientist

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Britain could be heading into another full lockdown if Boris Johnson doesn't to sort out the "disastrous" test and trace programme, a former government adviser has said. Sir David King told the Sunday Mirror…
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August 9, 2020