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The Daily Telegraph – Hancock’s rearguard action to shut down schools Summary of the front page The Daily Telegraph leads with another story based on the texts, this time concerning the closure of schools during the pandemic. The paper says that, as health secretary, Hancock discussed mounting a “rearguard action” after losing a cabinet tussle with then-education secretary Gavin Williamson about whether schools should reopen after the Christmas break in January 2021. The front page also features an article from Gavin Williamson – who reflects on whether he should have resigned when his ‘plea to put pupils first was ignored’. Today’s…

The i – UK chickens may get jabs to stop bird flu Summary of the front page The i newspaper says UK chickens may get jabs to stop bird flu spreading in humans, adding that there have been 330 avian flu outbreaks since October 2021. The front page reports on other Tory-related stories including the fall of Boris Johnson. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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Education Secretary said schools shut during Covid because teachers ‘hate work’ The Metro says Former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson said some schools wanted to close during the Covid pandemic so staff would have an ‘excuse’ not to work, according to the latest tranche of Matt Hancock’s leaked messages. The ministers swapped WhatsApp messages in May 2020 as ministers and teachers planned for lessons to begin returning as normal after the first national lockdown. Messages published by the Daily Telegraph show Sir Gavin asked Mr Hancock for help securing PPE for schools, adding: ‘Some will just want to say they…

Teachers furious at Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApp messages calling unions ‘absolute arses’ The i says Teachers and teaching unions are furious at Matt Hancock and Sir Gavin Williamson after leaked WhatsApp messages revealed they called them a “bunch of absolute arses” and accused them of looking for an “excuse” not to work during the Covid pandemic. The comments were made public in the latest set of leaked WhatsApp messages from Mr Hancock published by The Telegraph. The National Education Union’s joint general secretary, Dr Mary Bousted, tweeted: “Why am I utterly unsurprised to now have it absolutely confirmed that Gavin…

‘Massive betrayal’: Matt Hancock hits out at Isabel Oakeshott in first statement since WhatsApp leak The Independent says Matt Hancock has broken his silence after Whatsapp messages were leaked to the Daily Telegraph by journalist Isabel Oakeshott. Ms Oakeshott is the journalist behind the leak of more than 100,000 of Mr Hancock’s Whatsapp messages. She today claimed the former health secretary sent her ‘menacing message‘ after they were published. The TalkTV presenter, who was given the WhatsApp exchanges by Mr Hancock while they were collaborating on a book about the pandemic, claimed that the former health secretary sent her the…

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LIVE – Matt Hancock says leaking of WhatsApp messages a ‘massive betrayal’ as he apologises to colleagues The Guardian says This morning Matt Hancock has for the first time responded directly to the story. Yesterday his spokesperson issued a statement on his behalf, but this morning Hancock has put out a statement in his own name. He accuses Isabel Oakeshott, the journalist who gave the material to the Telegraph, of a “massive betrayal” and says he is “sorry” for the impact this has had on his colleagues (whose messages to Hancock are now also in the public domain). He also…