Covid: Gavin Williamson misses schools debate as Labour demands plan for reopening
Tuesday January 26, 2021, 2:04 PM Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will not be in the Commons to answer questions on the reopening of schools. Credit: PA Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has missed a debate on the reopening of schools, with opposition parties demanding the government sets out a plan for what will happen after the February half-term. When England's lockdown was announced, the prime minister said it was his hope that coronavirus levels would be sufficiently reduced by mid-February, so schools could be the first to reopen when the half-term holidays end two weeks later. ...