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What does it say about Rishi Sunak's judgment that he hired the controversial former chief whip in the first place?
Former cabinet minister faces parliamentary and Downing St probes over threatening text messages to colleague
Plus, the other person with too many enemies is Rishi Sunak
Minister says claims and investigations into his conduct ‘are becoming a distraction’
Plus, how pandemic shift to hybrid working might play out in general election
Calls for investigation of expletive-laden texts to chief whip over Queen’s funeral before appointment as minister
Handing out prizes for screwing up, whatever form they take, are poisonous and pollute entire organisations
Critics say sacked former UK education secretary is being ‘rewarded for failure’
Truss replaces Raab at Foreign Office and Gove handed job of tackling ‘levelling up’ as PM sacks four senior colleagues
Gavin Williamson told newspaper he had met footballer Marcus Rashford instead of rugby player Maro Itoje
End of mass self-isolation should reduce disruption but teachers still fear surge in cases
Discussions focus on how and over what time grades should return to pre-pandemic distribution
Exams cancelled and replaced with teacher assessments for second year in a row
Widespread government failures include ‘unforgivable refusal’ to make contingency plans
Education secretary Gavin Williamson says money has to support ‘key industries’ but cuts called ‘unconscionable’
Teachers in England say long wait for 2022 exam plans will leave them unable to prepare
Extra cash for tutoring and teacher training aims to help pupils in England make up for learning lost in pandemic
Prime minister welcomes English schools reopening but rules out accelerating lifting of third lockdown
Williamson says attempts to help children catch up could be opportunity to galvanise system
Projections suggest colleges might have to find places for 15% more students than usual after 2021 exams cancelled
Education secretary aims to avoid last year’s exams fiasco in England by banishing algorithms
The appointment of a ‘champion’ for universities is undermined by ministers’ actions
‘Skills for Jobs’ white paper aims to boost flagging productivity and training for over-16s
Guidance from Gavin Williamson looks at externally set papers for teachers to mark
Anger and relief among parents and teachers on what was to be first day of term
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