Tory ministers have promised an announcement on schools in the “next few days” amid mounting pressure to announce a plan to reopen.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb promised to update MPs as his own party, campaigners and children’s advocates called for a timetable to get kids back.
But he refused to name a date or quash speculation that children will only be able to return from March 1, or even later. And he was only sent to answer Commons questions because his boss, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, declined to appear.
Shadow Education Secretary Kate Green said the government had “failed to give parents, students and staff the credible plan they deserve”.
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