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First published in The Times Red Box: Without a doubt, school closures are having a serious impact on pupils’ educational attainment, mental health and well...

First published on Conservative Home, 13th January 2021: Last week, having previously advised that schools would remain open – that the risk to children was low...

First published in the Daily Express, 12th January 2021: School closures are potentially a disaster for our children. We know that, despite the individual...

First published in The Sun, 6th January 2021: THE COVID pandemic has opened a gaping wound in our education system in terms of those from disadvantaged...

First published in Politics Home, 6th January 2021: The decision to close schools will accelerate education social injustices. We need to ensure a level playing...

First published in The Telegraph, 26th December 2020: We have heard some awful statistics during the pandemic. Perhaps one of the most grim was highlighted by...

First published in Politics Home, 17th November 2020: Putting colleges at the centre of recovery is the only way to drive us to a better, more prosperous future...

First published on Conservative Home, 4th November 2020: Now is the time to back Boris Johnson. However reluctantly, we need to back Boris on the lockdown...

First published in the Catholic Herald, 24th October 2020: On Wednesday night, for the first time as a Conservative MP since my election in 2010, I voted for a...