2020-08-19
Guardian Front Page 19th of August 2020
Confidence in the education secretary has dropped after the A-level results climbdown, according to The Guardian, ahead of schools reopening next month.
2020-08-19
Daily Star Front Page 19th of August 2020
The Daily Star calls Prime Minister Boris Johnson “The Invisible Man”, claiming he has been missing in action over the last week.
2020-08-19
Daily Express Front Page 19th of August 2020
The Daily Express says job losses on the high street are a “bloodbath”, after M&S became the latest firm to slash its staff numbers.
2020-08-19
Financial Times Front Page 19th of August 2020
Wall Street has begun to recover from the coronavirus slump and has hit record highs, according to the Financial Times.
2020-08-19
Metro Front Page 19th of August 2020
Metro says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has managed to cling to his job despite the A-levels chaos.
2020-08-18
Guardian Front Page 18th of August 2020
The Guardian says the “humiliating U-turn” has left thousands of pupils in limbo. The government is set to lift the cap on university places but the paper says vice-chancellors have warned they will not have space to accommodate everyone, leaving students “scrambling” for their first choice courses.
2020-08-18
Times Front Page 18th of August 2020
The Times also says there will be a scramble for university places following the government’s U-turn. Sketch writer Quentin Letts says the political class of 2020 have shown “world-beating ineptitude”.
2020-08-18
Daily Mail Front Page 18th of August 2020
“Another fine mess” is how the Daily Mail has headlined its story. The paper says the government has made a “humiliating U-turn” on exams and has been a fiasco for the Tories. It asks why the education secretary is still in the job and when the prime minister will “get a grip”.