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Boris Johnson and fiancee Carrie Symonds to go camping as couple take UK staycation - The Sun

NEW mum Carrie Symonds is preparing to go camping with Boris Johnson as the couple take a UK staycation.

The PM will head to Scotland this weekend for a “paternity holiday”.

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The Prime Minister will finally enjoy his 'paternity holiday' as he prepares for a holiday with fiancee Carrie Symonds to a remote location in the UK

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The Prime Minister will finally enjoy his 'paternity holiday' as he prepares for a holiday with fiancee Carrie Symonds to a remote location in the UKCredit: Crown Copyright
What Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds might look like on their camping trip in Scotland

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What Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds might look like on their camping trip in Scotland

Fiancee Carrie, 32, their three-month-old son Wilfred and dog Dilyn will be joining him in a remote location.

Sources close to the family say they will be north of the border for six days, which will include a “couple of days of camping”.

It comes as campsites around Britain are full thanks to a surge in late bookings from people opting to holiday in the UK due to coronavirus concerns.

The PM is still set to work and make crucial calls on Covid-19. Officials are expected to deliver his red box each day.

But a source said the Premier will take a slower pace, as “since recess began he has been working every day”.

Last month Mr Johnson, 56, declared that he planned to stay in the UK for his summer break.

He said: “I would encourage people still to think of wonderful staycations here. All my happiest holiday memories are of holiday vacations in the UK, bucket-and-spade jobs or whatever.”

The couple will be bringing their three-month-old son Wilfred and dog Dilyn on their trip

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The couple will be bringing their three-month-old son Wilfred and dog Dilyn on their trip
The couple will be enjoying 'a couple of days of camping' for their first break since Christmas

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The couple will be enjoying 'a couple of days of camping' for their first break since ChristmasCredit: PA:Press Association
Officials still expect Mr Johnson to deliver his red box each day while he is away as he is still set to make crucial calls on Covid

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Officials still expect Mr Johnson to deliver his red box each day while he is away as he is still set to make crucial calls on CovidCredit: PA:Press Association

'The great British countryside'

The couple’s short holiday follows their Christmas break on the paradise island of Mustique.

Despite going to Scotland, Mr Johnson will not be able to make the PM’s traditional August visit to the Queen at Balmoral. Her Majesty is still isolating because of the pandemic.

However he will hope to have a better time north of the border than his sister Rachel, 54.

Last week she complained that her holiday home on the west coast “was so cold I kept my coat on at all times, even in bed”.

In a dig at her brother, she added: “If anyone suggests another patriotic staycation next year, they can take a hike.”

With uncertainty over quarantine rules for trips abroad, families are turning to the great British countryside.

With Covid fears and the uncertainty of holidays abroad, Brits are turning to the British countryside

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With Covid fears and the uncertainty of holidays abroad, Brits are turning to the British countrysideCredit: Alamy

Many people are sleeping under canvas for the first time.

Demand has led to a shortage of camping equipment and pitches, which have been reduced to comply with social distancing.

Sally and Lee Stone, who own Broadhembury caravan and camping park in Kingsnorth, Kent, have had to turn people away after selling out of August slots.

Sally said: “It’s really, really busy.

"There are lots first-time camping, who maybe wouldn’t have picked it as a first choice of holiday but the weather’s been glorious, so they’re loving it.”

Laura Benaggoune who runs Welsummer Camping in Harrietsham, Kent, said: “We haven’t got a spot left until September.”

Many families will be sleeping under canvas for the first time

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Many families will be sleeping under canvas for the first timeCredit: Alamy Live News
David Warrington, owner of WM Camping said: 'As soon as the Government announced campsites could open, business went through the roof'

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David Warrington, owner of WM Camping said: 'As soon as the Government announced campsites could open, business went through the roof'Credit: ©Graham Hunt


WM Camping, a specialist store in Herne Bay, has seen an 80 per cent increase in sales of tents and other outdoor equipment.

Owner David Warrington said: “As soon as the Government announced campsites could open, business went through the roof.

“We’ve seen a dramatic increase in new customers wanting all the advice on camping holidays.”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson helps lay bricks during Warrington visit

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Labour MP Dawn Butler films herself being stopped by police in London - Guardian News

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  1. Labour MP Dawn Butler films herself being stopped by police in London  Guardian News
  2. Labour MP Dawn Butler says racism led to police car stop  BBC News
  3. Labour MP Dawn Butler accuses police of racially profiling her.  Sky News
  4. Dawn Butler says: 'It's like you can't drive around while black'  Metro.co.uk
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2020-08-09 20:55:34Z
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Further 65 migrants picked up in English Channel - BBC News

A further four boats carrying 65 migrants have been picked up in the English Channel, the Home Office said.

Border Force patrols found the boats travelling towards the UK on Sunday, a day after at least 151 migrants on 15 boats arrived on the Kent coast.

On Saturday the Home Office said it had asked defence chiefs for help.

Immigration minister Chris Philp said he would be in Paris next week to demand stronger measures from French authorities.

He said he wanted to make the route "completely unviable" so migrants "will have no incentive to come to northern France or attempt the crossing in the first place".

He said he also wanted to "return as many migrants who have arrived as possible", adding there were "returns flights planned in the coming days".

More than 500 people have been intercepted crossing the English Channel in recent days, including 235 - the record for a single day - on Thursday.

The Home Office has said the Royal Navy could be brought in and there has been talk of copying Australia's controversial policy of physically pushing back migrant boats.

'Reckless and dangerous'

Ex-Labour home secretary Jack Straw said on Saturday any attempt to use those "push-back" tactics would not work and could lead to boats capsizing.

Human rights organisations, including Detention Action and Amnesty International UK, condemned the idea of boats being forced back into French waters.

Amnesty said deploying the navy to the English Channel to prevent people crossing to seek asylum would be "unlawful, reckless and dangerous".

On Friday a record number of unaccompanied migrant children arrived in the UK.

The 23 youths were taken into the care of Kent County Council, on top of the 70 who arrived in July.

Those figures do not include those travelling with their families. The Home Office has refused to confirm the number of children arriving.

Since January 2019 at least 5,800 people have entered the UK on small boats, and about 155 have been returned to Europe.

The Home Office blamed current regulations - which determine where an asylum-seeker's claim is heard - for the comparatively low number of people to have been returned to Europe.

Mr Philp added: "We will also continue to go after the heinous criminals and organised crime networks putting people's lives at risk."

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2020-08-09 20:10:02Z
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Labour MP Dawn Butler says racism led to police car stop - BBC News

A Labour MP has accused police of racially profiling her after she was stopped while travelling in a car in east London.

Former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler tweeted she had been pulled over in Hackney and had recorded the stop.

The MP for Brent Central said police had to "stop associating being black and driving a nice car with crime".

The Met said the stop was a mistake caused by an officer incorrectly entering the car's registration number.

She told the Press Association: "It's obviously racial profiling.

"We know that the police is institutionally racist and what we have to do is weed that out. We have to stop seeing black with crime. We have to stop associating being black and driving a nice car with crime."

The BMW was being driven by a male friend, who is also black, and it was pulled over by two police cars, Ms Butler said.

She said officers said the car was registered in North Yorkshire and took the car keys while checking the registration.

They then admitted there had been a mistake, that it was registered to the driver, and apologised, she said.

'Ridiculous reason to stop'

Her footage of the stop, which happened at about 12:00 BST on Sunday, showed an officer saying police were carrying out searches because of "gang and knife crime".

She is heard in the video telling the officers: "It is really quite irritating. It's like you cannot drive around and enjoy a Sunday afternoon whilst black, because you're going to be stopped by police."

She goes on to say: "If you are driving outside the area, I think that's a ridiculous reason to stop.

"If you are profiling people who are driving in a certain type of car, that's an inappropriate reason to stop, and if you are profiling people because of the colour of their skin, that's an inappropriate reason to stop."

One of the officers in the video tells her: "I appreciate everything you say and I do apologise for wasting your time."

Ch Supt Roy Smith tweeted earlier to say he had spoken to the MP who had "given me a very balanced account of the incident".

The Met Police officer added the force "are listening" to concerns she had about the police stop and the officers involved, and she was "quite entitled to raise them".

In a statement the police force said: "Prior to stopping the vehicle, an officer incorrectly entered the registration into a police computer which identified the car as registered to an address in Yorkshire.

"Upon stopping the vehicle and speaking with the driver, it quickly became apparent that the registration had been entered incorrectly and was registered to the driver in London.

"Once the mistake was realised the officer sought to explain this to the occupants; they were then allowed on their way.

"No searches were carried out on any individuals."

The force said "one of the occupants" had been contacted by a senior officer and they had discussed "subsequent interaction as well as feedback regarding the stop".

It added: "We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter further with the occupants if they wish to do so."

The statement did not explain why the registration was entered in the first place.

In the video, one officer can be heard saying the initial search returned a car of the same make, model and colour but registered to North Yorkshire.

Ms Butler questioned the officer, asking for the police to share the registration they initially searched for.

'So unsurprising'

"It's exhausting doing things whilst black," she told PA.

"Because you're just doing every day things and you have to explain yourself away or justify the reason why you're driving through Hackney. It's exhausting and I'm tired of it."

This week Ms Butler was named by Vogue magazine as one of the 25 most influential women for her support of Black Lives Matter protests.

She has previously described how her backing of the anti-racism movement had led to threats on her office and staff, and last month had to shut her headquarters for safety reasons.

Former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott tweeted that Ms Butler's experience on Sunday was "so unsurprising".

Last month the Met apologised to GB sprinter Bianca Williams and her partner Ricardo dos Santos who were pulled from their car and handcuffed in front of their three-month-old son.

Nothing was found in the search and the Met referred itself to the police watchdog.

On Saturday, Ms Butler wrote in her Metro column that Met Commissioner Cressida Dick appeared "incapable" of tackling institutional racism in the police and called for her resignation.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating whether officers in England and Wales racially discriminate against ethnic minority people.

The latest official statistics for stop and search showed a disparity rate of 4.3 for all black, Asian and minority ethnic people and 9.7 for black people.

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2020-08-09 18:24:57Z
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Labour MP Dawn Butler says racism led to police car stop - BBC News

A Labour MP has accused police of racially profiling her after she was stopped while travelling in a car in east London.

Former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler tweeted she had been pulled over in Hackney and had recorded the stop.

The MP for Brent Central said police had to "stop associating being black and driving a nice car with crime".

The Met said the stop was a mistake caused by an officer incorrectly entering the car's registration number.

She told the Press Association: "It's obviously racial profiling.

"We know that the police is institutionally racist and what we have to do is weed that out. We have to stop seeing black with crime. We have to stop associating being black and driving a nice car with crime."

The BMW was being driven by a male friend, who is also black, and it was pulled over by two police cars, Ms Butler said.

She said officers said the car was registered in North Yorkshire and took the car keys while checking the registration.

They then admitted there had been a mistake, that it was registered to the driver, and apologised, she said.

'Ridiculous reason to stop'

Her footage of the stop, which happened at about 12:00 BST on Sunday, showed an officer saying police were carrying out searches because of "gang and knife crime".

She is heard in the video telling the officers: "It is really quite irritating. It's like you cannot drive around and enjoy a Sunday afternoon whilst black, because you're going to be stopped by police."

She goes on to say: "If you are driving outside the area, I think that's a ridiculous reason to stop.

"If you are profiling people who are driving in a certain type of car, that's an inappropriate reason to stop, and if you are profiling people because of the colour of their skin, that's an inappropriate reason to stop."

One of the officers in the video tells her: "I appreciate everything you say and I do apologise for wasting your time."

Ch Supt Roy Smith tweeted earlier to say he had spoken to the MP who had "given me a very balanced account of the incident".

The Met Police officer added the force "are listening" to concerns she had about the police stop and the officers involved, and she was "quite entitled to raise them".

In a statement the police force said: "Prior to stopping the vehicle, an officer incorrectly entered the registration into a police computer which identified the car as registered to an address in Yorkshire.

"Upon stopping the vehicle and speaking with the driver, it quickly became apparent that the registration had been entered incorrectly and was registered to the driver in London.

"Once the mistake was realised the officer sought to explain this to the occupants; they were then allowed on their way.

"No searches were carried out on any individuals."

The force said "one of the occupants" had been contacted by a senior officer and they had discussed "subsequent interaction as well as feedback regarding the stop".

It added: "We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter further with the occupants if they wish to do so."

The statement did not explain why the registration was entered in the first place.

In the video, one officer can be heard saying the initial search returned a car of the same make, model and colour but registered to North Yorkshire.

Ms Butler questioned the officer, asking for the police to share the registration they initially searched for.

'So unsurprising'

"It's exhausting doing things whilst black," she told PA.

"Because you're just doing every day things and you have to explain yourself away or justify the reason why you're driving through Hackney. It's exhausting and I'm tired of it."

This week Ms Butler was named by Vogue magazine as one of the 25 most influential women for her support of Black Lives Matter protests.

She has previously described how her backing of the anti-racism movement had led to threats on her office and staff, and last month had to shut her headquarters for safety reasons.

Former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott tweeted that Ms Butler's experience on Sunday was "so unsurprising".

Last month the Met apologised to GB sprinter Bianca Williams and her partner Ricardo dos Santos who were pulled from their car and handcuffed in front of their three-month-old son.

Nothing was found in the search and the Met referred itself to the police watchdog.

On Saturday, Ms Butler wrote in her Metro column that Met Commissioner Cressida Dick appeared "incapable" of tackling institutional racism in the police and called for her resignation.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating whether officers in England and Wales racially discriminate against ethnic minority people.

The latest official statistics for stop and search showed a disparity rate of 4.3 for all black, Asian and minority ethnic people and 9.7 for black people.

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Coronavirus: Moral duty to get all children back in school - Boris Johnson - BBC News

There is a "moral duty" to get all children back into schools in England next month, Boris Johnson has said.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday, he said it was the "national priority" after months without in-person education during the coronavirus pandemic.

Government advisers have warned of risks in the plans to open up society.

Geoff Barton, head of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) union, said schools should have been a priority "right from the beginning".

The prime minister is understood to have made clear that schools should be the last sector to shut in any future local lockdowns.

A Downing Street source said Mr Johnson believes the harm being done to children's education prospects and mental health by not attending school is far more damaging than the risk posed to them by the virus.

The source said in the event of future stricter local lockdowns, the PM's expectation was that schools would be the last sector to be closed, after businesses like shops and pubs.

Schools across the UK closed on 20 March, except to children of key workers or vulnerable children. On 1 June, they began a limited reopening for early years pupils, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6.

The current plan is for most children across the country to be back in class by next month.

Guidance on reopening has been published for England. There are also separate plans for Wales, Northern Ireland and also Scotland, where schools are scheduled to return from Tuesday.

In his article, Mr Johnson said: "This pandemic isn't over, and the last thing any of us can afford to do is become complacent.

"But now that we know enough to reopen schools to all pupils safely, we have a moral duty to do so."

The PM also warned of the "spiralling economic costs" of parents and carers being unable to work.

He added: "Keeping our schools closed a moment longer than absolutely necessary is socially intolerable, economically unsustainable and morally indefensible."

Shadow education secretary Kate Green told Times Radio it was "essential" that schools reopen next month, but would not say whether schools were safe yet.

The Labour MP said the government could be doing more to support teachers, such as providing extra resources for staggered start times and additional cleaning.

Analysis

By Matthew Cole, BBC political reporter

All children were meant to be back in England's classrooms before the summer holidays - but that plan failed.

Now the prime minister is making it clear he is committed to things being different in September.

He is putting considerable political weight behind the plan to keep schools open - making it very much a test of his government.

Labour is questioning the safety measures for reopening, and voices within the party say the current test and trace system will need significant improvement to ensure pubs do not have to close to keep classrooms open.

But that aside there is a broad consensus across the political spectrum that closing all other things before schools is the right idea.

The ASCL union has urged greater clarity - rather than rhetoric - from the government on its schools policy, citing confusion over advice on the wearing of face coverings by pupils.

Its head, Mr Barton, told the BBC: "It is a little bit rich I think to be hearing a prime minister say this is a priority. It should have been a priority right from the beginning."

Meanwhile, the children's commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, told BBC Breakfast schools "should be the last to close their doors and the first to open".

She added that she would like to see regular testing in schools.

However, schools minister Nick Gibb told Times Radio he does not support routine testing for teachers and pupils who do not have symptoms.

'Enthusiasm waning'

The PM's comments have been welcomed by some parents whose children have been out of the classroom for several months.

Claire, from Bristol, said her two children - one in Year 8 and another in Year 10 - were keen to return to school in September.

"I am so proud of the way that both my children coped with home school, they were up at 08:00 BST every day and completed almost everything that was set, however towards the end their enthusiasm was waning and they are looking forward to returning," she told the BBC.

"They need that teacher and pupil interaction to keep them motivated."

But concerns remain about schools returning among other parents.

Dr L Kohli, from Warwickshire, has a 15-year-old son with a heart condition, who has been shielding since February. She will not be sending him and her eight-year-old child back to school, and has instead arranged online learning.

"It is my role as a parent to mitigate risks. That includes the risk mitigation of this government and the abysmal Covid-19 response placed on my family," Dr Kohli told the BBC.

The schools minister said this week that the government could not "decree" that classroom education would be prioritised, as decisions would be made by local health chiefs.

However, Mr Gibb told the BBC all children in England would be returning to school next month, including in those areas currently affected by local lockdowns, amid a spike in cases.

A rise in cases in a number of areas across England prompted the prime minister to pause the easing of the lockdown nationally last month.

Speaking at the time, Prof Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, warned the nation had "probably reached near the limit or the limits" of what can be done to reopen society safely.

"What that means, potentially, is if we wish to do more things in the future we may have to do less of some other things," he said.

Prof Neil Ferguson, a former member of the government's scientific advisory group, Sage, whose modelling led to the decision to impose the lockdown, also suggested ministers would need to "row back on the relaxation of restrictions" to allow a full-time return to schools and keep the virus under control.

On Sunday, the UK reported a further 8 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total to 46,574. A further 1,062 people tested positive for Covid-19.


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2020-08-09 15:22:30Z
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson told teachers and students must get weekly COVID-19 tests for safe return of schools - Sky News

Boris Johnson has been urged to boost the government's coronavirus test and trace scheme in order to safely reopen schools next month, with calls for teachers and students to be tested as often as once a week.

The prime minister has declared it is a "national priority" to get all children back into the classroom from the start of the new academic year in September.

But with scientific advisers having warned that "trade-offs" may be needed, impacting businesses or social lives, concerns remain about whether sufficient coronavirus safeguarding measures are in place.

Allana Gay, headteacher at the Vita Et Pax Prep School in north London, told Sky News "the most important role of a teacher is safeguarding".

She said keeping staff, students and their families safe was vital - and the government should "get things like track and trace working really well".

Children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield echoed the message, calling for pupils and teachers to be able to get tested as often as every week - even if they do not have COVID-19 symptoms.

Anne Longfield thinks children can go back to school if safety measures are in place
Longfield: Children desperately need to be back in school

In a newspaper article published on Sunday, Mr Johnson wrote "social justice demands" that classrooms are full again and that education is crucial for children's welfare and future - especially the most disadvantaged.

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He warned of the "spiralling economic costs" of parents and carers being unable to work, and added: "Keeping our schools closed a moment longer than absolutely necessary is socially intolerable, economically unsustainable and morally indefensible."

It is understood Mr Johnson favours only closing schools as part of any future local lockdowns as a last resort.

Allana Gay, headteacher at the Vita Et Pax Prep School in Southgate
Image: Ms Gay said test and trace should be working 'really well'

Ms Longfield said testing for teachers and pupils needed to be a priority ahead of schools reopening.

"I think it needs to be as regular as it needs to be, to ensure that the infection is caught and identified as quickly as possible and then the tracking system can move on from that," she told Times Radio.

Labour's shadow education secretary Kate Green also told the broadcaster: "I do think the government could be doing more to support them [teachers] - particularly, for example, making sure we've got a really robust test and trace system in place.

"It's really, really important that we don't write off a generation of COVID children - they need to be back in class the whole of our futures depend on this."

But schools minister Nick Gibb said this week that the government could not "decree" that classroom education would be prioritised, instead saying decisions would be made by local health chiefs.

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Shadow health secretary: School reopening should be 'national priority'

However, a Number 10 source said on Saturday that Mr Johnson's expectation is that schools would be the last sector to close, with businesses being shut first in the event of severe local lockdowns.

"The PM has been clear that businesses including shops, pubs and restaurants should be forced to close first, with schools remaining open for as long as possible," the source said.

Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, warned last week that the nation has "probably reached near the limit or the limits" of what can be done to reopen society safely.

And Professor Neil Ferguson, whose modelling led to the decision to impose the lockdown, suggested ministers would need to "row back on the relaxation of restrictions" to allow a full-time return to schools while keeping the virus under control.

Jeremy Farrar - director of the Wellcome Trust and a member of the government's advisery group SAGE - also wrote in The Observer: "As we head into autumn we will be forced to make tough choices in order to keep transmission down while restarting the economy, increasing employment and protecting public health.

"There are no easy answers, but one thing is clear: Reopening schools must be the priority."

Geoff Barton likens the government's approach to opening schools to Dad's Army
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Regarding getting all pupils back, Mr Johnson writes in the Mail on Sunday: "This pandemic isn't over, and the last thing any of us can afford to do is become complacent. But now that we know enough to reopen schools to all pupils safely, we have a moral duty to do so."

He says the "costs of school closure have fallen disproportionately on the most disadvantaged, the very children who need school the most", and time out of class leads to lower academic attainment on average, affecting "future life chances".

There is a concern, he writes, that "some will tumble out of education, employment or training altogether, never to return".

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said school attendance will be 'mandatory from September'
'School attendance mandatory from September'

He also says the "less children are in school, the worse it is for their health".

Citing Sport England, the PM says a third of children have done less physical activity in lockdown, "with many suffering from poorer mental health".

While Mr Johnson warns about complacency, he also points out that scientists have "learned more about how the virus spreads and how we can control it".

He says scientists from the government's advisory group SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) have advised that the risk of children becoming severely ill with COVID-19 is low.

He adds that the government has "worked closely with teaching unions and school leaders on measures to ensure our schools are COVID-secure".

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2020-08-09 14:48:45Z
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