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’.