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Susanna Reid has slammed calls for ITV to sack her Good Morning Britain co-host Richard Madeley. Last month, Richard, 67, was forced to apologise after asking British-Palestinian MP Layla Moran if she was aware of Hamas' plans to conduct their terror attack in Israel before it happened. Richard asked the MP if there was "any word on the street" before Hama attacked Israel on October 7.

Mobile phones will be banned in classrooms under new government rules, the Education Secretary will announce today (Monday October 2).

Former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson accused teaching unions of 'hating work' and described them as 'a bunch of absolute arses' during the coronavirus pandemic.

Rishi Sunak has been branded "weak" and his judgement questioned after Gavin Williamson quit Cabinet following a number of bullying allegations.

Sir Gavin Williamson has resigned from Government following accusations of bullying, saying the allegations against him were "becoming a distraction".

A senior Conservative minister allegedly told a senior civil servant to "slit your throat" in what they claimed was a bullying campaign. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure over his decision to bring Gavin Williamson back into Government after The Guardian reported fresh incendiary claims about his conduct.

When Newall Green High School closed its doors in August last year, hundreds of young students were left displaced. Many were forced to start afresh in schools miles from home where they had no friends.

@BorisJohnson #SirShane." It comes after controversy was sparked by the decision to give former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson a knighthood despite being sacked from the government twice.The tweet was sent out in full view of Piers’ 7.9 million followers. His fans were then quick to jump on to the post and make their thoughts on the subject known. @Msmansk penned: “Good idea but doesn’t he have to be British ?”@NavyReg1970 said: “My lasting memory isnt actually the bowling, its that little wicket keeper constantly harassing the batsman, giving a running commentary and growling "bowling warnie" or "nice one shane" after every single ball.”(sic)@PaddyBriggs chimed in: “Australia no longer appoint knights and dames under its honours system, PM Malcolm Turnbull has said.(sic)“Mr Turnbull said the titles were "not appropriate" in modern Australia, and that Queen Elizabeth had accepted the cabinet's recommendation to drop them.”@Portsmouthfclee said: “I can’t ever remember an overseas sportsman, who quite frankly put England to the sword in ashes cricket, be so loved and adored! “We loved him like our very own national treasure!”@Stevefry penned: “Let’s face it, if Gavin Williamson can get a Knighthood then the whole Commonwealth is now in the mix to get one.”Shane Warne died on Friday morning following a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand, where he was holidaying with friends. The star’s management team released a statement, which read: "It is with great sadness we advise that Shane Keith Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand today, Friday 4th March.” "Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived."The family

Kate Garraway was cheered by Good Morning Britain viewers as she shared a scathing response to Gavin Williamson receiving a knighthood.

A headteacher has hit out at the government over its controversial Christmas parties.

Former UK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson threw a party for up to two dozen staff members last year as millions prepared to face the prospect of Christmas alone.

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Good Morning Britain star Alex Beresford didn't hold back on Thursday morning as he opened up on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson's awkward name blunder.Mr Williamson has been slammed by critics after he appeared to get footballer Marcus Rashford mixed up with rugby player Maro Itoje.Susanna Reid and Martin Lewis discussed the awkward incident with GMB contributors Darren Lewis, Iain Dale and Ayesha Hazakira.Alex later joined the conversation and had some choice words for the Secretary of State for Education.Money Saving Expert Martin claimed he was bad with names but noted this mix up was worse as Gavin had been “showing off” that he had spoken with Marcus.Susanna then turned to Alex to ask him about his experience with mix-ups

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Education Secretary said he met the striker over Zoom when he actually spoke to the England rugby star. During an interview with the Evening Standard newspaper, Williamson heaped praise on the Rashford, who forced the UK Government to U-turn on free school meals provision during the covid pandemic.

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Russell Kane is not daring to dip a toe into politics full time, which won’t be welcome news to anyone who caught his appearance on daytime TV this week.The comedian was inundated with support following his Good Morning Britain interview in which he spoke passionately about his experiences with higher education.Despite the calls for him to boot Gavin Williamson off his throne as Education Secretary, Russell is sticking to the day job.‘It just makes me nervous,’ he told Metro.co.uk about the idea of getting into politics, ‘and my instinct is to be funny and liked.‘I worry that I would drift into that sort of populism.