Sir Gavin Williamson: ‘Many Mistakes Made’ With COVID School Closures

Sir Gavin Williamson: ‘Many Mistakes Made’ With COVID School Closures
Sir Gavin Williamson at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA
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Many mistakes were made in the Department for Education’s (DfE) planning for Covid school closures, former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson has said.

Sir Gavin told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday: “I readily accept that there were many mistakes that were made, both pre-pandemic and in those early stages of the pandemic.”