Last month, Mr Williamson gave an “absolutely” cast-iron guarantee that exams in England would not be cancelled this academic year.
So it was with a thudding inevitability that the third lockdown has seen England follow the rest of the UK in the decision to cancel exams.
Labour's Kate Green no doubt spoke for lots of teachers and parents when she concluded that "where the Secretary of State goes, chaos and confusion follows and it’s children, families and education staff across the country who pay the price for his incompetence.” So now that exams have been cancelled there are teachers, parents and pupils are left scrambling for answers about what it will all mean.
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