Boris News Conference at 5 pm today breaking news

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Interesting use of "world class" there.

I absolutely applaud the teaching and education staff in the UK. But they do an amazing job despite shitty funding and stupid expectations.

Our children can continue to benefit of a world class education in the country that has one of the highest covid death rates in the world?.
For a critical couple of weeks whilst hospitals are in melt down?

@Crunchymum

He really is an insufferable cunt isn't he?

Excuse my language.

You may have a gold star.

@Dogatetheleftovers

Another 50,000 cases today and nearly 1000 deaths, but schools, colleges and universities can all mix!

What? That's the decision? They all go back?

Are you sure?

@PandemicPavolova

Our children can continue to benefit of a world class education in the country that has one of the highest covid death rates in the world?. For a critical couple of weeks whilst hospitals are in melt down?

Of course! Easy innit! .. Err ..

@PandemicPavolova

Our children can continue to benefit of a world class education in the country that has one of the highest covid death rates in the world?. For a critical couple of weeks whilst hospitals are in melt down?

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So when our secondary school going back.

Still nothing about special schools.

Why don't they consider them? They are so different and often cross primary and secondary.

The really need to look at them and make an actual decision separately based on science. Rather than just lumping them under the vulnerable children categories.

I zoned out.
I'm in a 'tier four hotspot 'so who knows?

Gav is just really weird.

What an appalling statement.

I am shocked that they are not pausing for a couple of weeks at least for primary schools.
Ofcourse they should have provision for key workers and the vulnerable.
They need to do something more serious.

Great news re the vaccine.

I am appalled.

So. Primary's back on 4th unless in special tier 4 area. But they haven't said which areas these are.
Secondaries back 18th unless "special".

We're in London. When will the lust be published. By borough or will it be just "London"?

Who is that woman!

Can she guarantee ambulance and oxygen for those who need it in a life and death situation because all the education in the world will not help dd if she is dead.

This woman is raging with anger.

@monkeypuzzeltree

It's as though someone has peppered the speech with more commas than he was expecting.

*What?
That's the decision? They all go back?

Are you sure?*

It's just been announced yes, apart from a few schools in contingency framework areas whatever that means. Primary Schools are due back Monday.. secondaries 2 weeks later due to testing.

The Shadow Secretary is raising good questions - none of which will be answered.........

So many questions from this woman.
Gav will ignore them all.

She's way off, the whole of Europe is suffering, yes we've been awful but everyone is going through a second wave??

Droning on and on.

All primaries back then?
What about Essex where the hospitals are under so much pressure ?
Thanks for nothing

Let’s wait for the answers here.
It will be an inadequate load of waffle.

Didnt Gav also say that there would be testing in primaries at some point in Jan?

@Passmeabottlemrjones

Didnt Gav also say that there would be testing in primaries at some point in Jan?

I onyl heard him mention primary school staff, not students.

All primaries back then? - some will close, but the majority will be back with mass testing.

Where are you watching this? I can just see news special at 4.45pm on bbc1