Follow the latest on the pandemic in the UK as the health secretary is set to defend the decision to scrap Public Health England as he increases testing
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- Parents and teachers have lost faith in Gavin Williamson
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Rail fares are set to rise by another 1.6% in January, adding about £100 to the cost of many annual season tickets after an unexpected jump in inflation last month.
The passenger watchdog, campaigners and unions have all called on the UK government to abolish the policy of annual fare rises at a time when passenger numbers on the railway have plummeted because of the coronavirus.
Related: Britain’s rail passengers face 1.6% January fare rise despite Covid-19 crisis
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Labour continues to criticise Williamson, but are stopping short of calling for him to go.
“It’s our young people who’ve had to pay the price.”
Shadow Housing Secretary @ThangamMP says it’s “odd” that the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, didn’t prepare for the ‘consequences’ of the A-level results.
#KayBurley
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“The incompetence and chaos surrounding exam results will leave parents, school leaders and teachers with little or no confidence in this government’s ability to protect the interests of children across the country.” – @KateGreenSU https://t.co/mjNNRSY5Q9
“It’s time for Gavin Williamson to go, and time for Boris Johnson to come back and say sorry.”@LaylaMoran says Boris Johnson should come back from his holiday and “apologise personally” to students for the row over A-level and GCSE results.https://t.co/oqF9qfwhdR #KayBurley pic.twitter.com/s4Xh8ZYxrO
Continue reading…Follow the latest on the pandemic in the UK as the health secretary is set to defend the decision to scrap Public Health England as he increases testingHealth chiefs attack ‘risky and unjust’ decision to scrap PHE230,000 could lose homes as eviction ban ends in England and WalesParents and teachers have lost faith in Gavin WilliamsonGlobal coronavirus live: latest updates 9.09am BSTRail fares are set to rise by another 1.6% in January, adding about £100 to the cost of many annual season tickets after an unexpected jump in inflation last month.The passenger watchdog, campaigners and unions have all called on the UK government to abolish the policy of annual fare rises at a time when passenger numbers on the railway have plummeted because of the coronavirus. Related: Britain’s rail passengers face 1.6% January fare rise despite Covid-19 crisis 9.02am BSTLabour continues to criticise Williamson, but are stopping short of calling for him to go. “It’s our young people who’ve had to pay the price.”Shadow Housing Secretary @ThangamMP says it’s “odd” that the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, didn’t prepare for the ‘consequences’ of the A-level results.#KayBurleyMore here: https://t.co/sVpTQr6tGx pic.twitter.com/DKuywJ80S1“The incompetence and chaos surrounding exam results will leave parents, school leaders and teachers with little or no confidence in this government’s ability to protect the interests of children across the country.” – @KateGreenSU https://t.co/mjNNRSY5Q9″It’s time for Gavin Williamson to go, and time for Boris Johnson to come back and say sorry.”@LaylaMoran says Boris Johnson should come back from his holiday and “apologise personally” to students for the row over A-level and GCSE results.https://t.co/oqF9qfwhdR #KayBurley pic.twitter.com/s4Xh8ZYxrO Continue reading…