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gavin williamson had been... as questioned, but he had been seen as a very loyal minister, loyal to borisjohnson, so mrjohnson had been perceived to be sort of hanging on to mr williamson. the question then, i guess, will be where does he go? the foreign secretary particularly criticised recently in the last few weeks since the taliban captured kabul and western forces were forced to withdraw, that a lift that we saw, questions about him being on holiday as that was happening. —— that airlift that we saw. and questions about the lack of preparedness for that and the urgent need to try to get people out of danger in afghanistan. sol need to try to get people out of danger in afghanistan. so i think thatis danger in afghanistan. so i think that is where he has been, that is where he has come in for particular criticism lately and that is why people have an eye on his role. also questions about the home secretary, priti patel, and whether she could be another high—profile figure to be moved. and then i guess the ques

so what did you make of gavin williamson? i i you make of gavin williamson?williamson will be surprised that he's no longer in that role to live. i think even he would accept that there were a number of mistakes while she was at the department for education that were very costly. i think he had overtime lost the trust of not only teachers but also parents, unfortunately. i think that's just a fact. and therefore in terms of how the government now needs to get education back on track and when that trust back up teachers and parents crucially. clearly there was a need to have a fresh face at the department. we will see whether they're going to be more changes in ministerial race in the next day or so. but i think that borisjohnson is right, the reshuffling his team to get the people he wants in those crucial roles that will either make or break whether his government is able to deliver on this promise of leveling up. able to deliver on this promise of leveling um— able to deliver on this promise of levelin: u. , ., , , leveling up. yes housing communities in lo

, when _ the first comment, gavin williamson, when we _ the first comment, gavin williamson, when weears ago, told the russians to id few years ago, told the russians to go away— few years ago, told the russians to go away and shut up. when he was a defence _ go away and shut up. when he was a defence secretary, which was quite ill defence secretary, which was quite iii advised — defence secretary, which was quite ill advised and did not make sense to n1any— ill advised and did not make sense to many people who are in government, including myself. this is about— government, including myself. this is about dominic raab being on holiday— is about dominic raab being on holiday when the taliban overran afghanistan. so, pointing back to the idea— afghanistan. so, pointing back to the idea of— afghanistan. so, pointing back to the idea of are these the right people? — the idea of are these the right people? are these the people we want in these _ people? are these the people we want in these jobs? i think the other point _ in these jobs? i think the other point to— in these jobs? i think t

so, gavin williamson one of a number of people who there have been a lot of people who there have beenpriti patel, the home secretary, foreign secretary dominic raad as well, whether he might be safe in hisjob. —— dominic rather. we have had tweets from our political editor, laura kuenssberg, in the last few minutes, saying that the foreign secretary has been at the commons seen the prime minister, and possibly getting sacked as well. but more on all of this from our political correspondent watching and waiting and all others. this is a reshuffle that has long been talked about, but gavin williamson the first confirmed casualty, and he has beenin first confirmed casualty, and he has been in for a lot of criticism throughout the pandemic for his handling of education and schools in particular stop— handling of education and schools in particular sto— particular stop absolutely, and as ou were particular stop absolutely, and as you were saying. _ particular stop absolutely, and as you were saying, gavin _ particular stop absolutely, and as| you were saying, gavin williamson tweeting that

i former education secretary, gavin williamson-— williamson. i sort of have to do cuite williamson.lliamson. i sort of have to do quite a few tests. _ williamson. i sort of have to do quite a few tests. who - williamson. i sort of have to do quite a few tests. who many i williamson. i sort of have to do - quite a few tests. who many would claim failed — quite a few tests. who many would claim failed rather— quite a few tests. who many would claim failed rather a _ quite a few tests. who many would claim failed rather a lot _ quite a few tests. who many would claim failed rather a lot of - quite a few tests. who many would claim failed rather a lot of those i claim failed rather a lot of those tests, in charge of confusion over exam grades and millions of school pupils during the pandemic. taking his place, nadim zahawi, a huge thumbs up from downing street after overseeing the vaccine programme. promotion for him to the education department. and another boris johnson lawyer leased the dean darius, a bestselling author and inhabitant of the tv celebrity jungle, has triumphed in this

gavin williamson has also lost his position.e pandemic. he also made headlines last week for confusing two black sportsmen, footballer marcus rashford — who is on the left — and rugby player maro itoje, on the right. mr williamson had said he had a great meeting with marcus rashford, who had clashed with the government over free school meals during the pandemic, when he had in fact been speaking to itoje. in a tweet about his departure, mr williamson said, for more on his departure, here's sian griffiths, education correspondent at the sunday times. perhaps the big surprise is that it has been so long coming, because gavin williamson has had a very bad pandemic. it's been a year of chaos and mismanagement and head teachers, i think, have been exasperated and frustrated at the education department's handling of the covid pandemic. the worst thing, probably, was last summer, we had the exams fiasco and children didn't sit gcse and a—level exams, an algorithm gave them grades, the grades were wrong, many children lost their univers

in the case of gavin williamson, we can give praise he is not in cabinet any more. been watching gavin williamson's rankings crisis after crisis after crisis, and we've been wondering, when will he go? it turns out the prime minister was waiting for a full reshuffle. ~' ., , reshuffle. the thinking, it was alwa s reshuffle. the thinking, it was always set _ reshuffle. the thinking, it was always set in _ reshuffle. the thinking, it was always set in the _ reshuffle. the thinking, it was always set in the papers, i reshuffle. the thinking, it was always set in the papers, that| reshuffle. the thinking, it was i always set in the papers, that he knew where the bodies were buried. he had been chief whip and so on and no party leader would want to offend him or to demote him. molar no party leader would want to offend him or to demote him.— no party leader would want to offend him or to demote him. now i suppose we see whether _ him or to demote him. now i suppose we see whether or _ him or to demote him. now i suppose we see whether or not _ him or to demote him. now i

gavin williamson has not had a good day today, _ gavin williamson has not had a good day today, he'sinterview to the evening standard where _ interview to the evening standard where he — interview to the evening standard where he was talking up his ability to survive — where he was talking up his ability to survive as education secretary in the face _ to survive as education secretary in the face of— to survive as education secretary in the face of criticism, and also in the face of criticism, and also in the context— the face of criticism, and also in the context of conversations about a possible _ the context of conversations about a possible ——cabinet—— reshuffle in which _ possible ——cabinet—— reshuffle in which his— possible ——cabinet—— reshuffle in which his name is always at the top of the _ which his name is always at the top of the list — which his name is always at the top of the list. but in it, he managed to confuse — of the list. but in it, he managed to confuse the england footballer marcus _ to confuse the england footballer marcus rashford with maro itoje, which _ mar

the big message from gavin williamson today said he l from gavin williamson today said he wants schoolormal as possible. and so lots of the things that parents, teachers and pupils have become used to have been stripped away, no more bubbles, classes and year groups can mix much more freely now, pupils who get contacted as a contact of a positive case, it will not necessarily have to isolate any more and that will be done by test trust, nhs, ratherthan and that will be done by test trust, nhs, rather than the schools themselves. —— test and trace. others will disappear like staggered starting times, the ban on mixing at the school gates, everyone will be “p the school gates, everyone will be up to have lunch and break time together and assemblies will become normal again. things will feel much more normal. there are in the background, schools have been told that they have to have contingency plans, which could include reintroducing some of those things, like bringing back bubbles, the rule on a mask wearing overall has gone, but that is one of the tools that schools are being told they

gavin williamson — widely criticised for his handling of schools examinations — has been sacked as educationvernment. mr williamson has been replaced by the former vaccines minister nadhim zahawi. we'll have details of all the main changes — while labour says the reshuffle does nothing to change government policy on the main problems facing the uk — including poverty and inequality. our political editor laura kuenssberg has been watching the day's events. nerves all round. who is out and who is in, prime minister? . reshuffles matter, who the boss wants in, and who the boss wants out. who the boss wants in, prime minister's questions came first. we now come to prime minister's questions. eager to congratulate a sporting victor. i know the whole house will want to join me in congratulating emma raducanu. but today's real query, who would be a winner and who would lose one of their front row seats? to start, where would he end up. which way? the black belt brexiteer foreign secretary who was in charge from his grecian holiday during the fall of kabul. dominic raab, down but not out. after leng

and gavin williamson, the education secretary, and that was no surprise, it's fair to say, after thel sorts of things. he was off and out. but there were some movers as well, big names here. dominic raab, former foreign secretary, is now the justice secretary. some people are saying that suits him because he has a bit of a legal background, although i'm never sure exactly what his legal background was. and i'll be intrigued to see if he does anything with the add—on title he got, the bonus title of deputy prime minister. after a black belt move, he got that bauble, which i understand borisjohnson did not necessarily intend to give him at the beginning of their meeting, but he was cross about moving and cross about, he perceives, being blamed for some of the debacle in terms of the afghan withdrawal. interesting that michael gove, a hugely prominent figure in politics for a long time now, has become housing secretary but also, he has responsibility for the union and something we're going to talk about in this programme, the mysterious levelling up. and finally... another surprise here

this was concentrated on gavin williamson.want their —— education secretary. sometimes having people who are low performers is actually not that unhelpful for a performers is actually not that unhelpfulfor a certain period of time anyway. unhelpful for a certain period of time anyway-— unhelpful for a certain period of time anyway. unhelpful for a certain period of timean a. ., j , , time anyway. yeah, they've been used and talk to ways _ time anyway. yeah, they've been used and talk to ways like _ time anyway. yeah, they've been used and talk to ways like use _ time anyway. yeah, they've been used and talk to ways like use clean - and talk to ways like use clean esses —— tossed away like use clean exes. prepare for election. the elections are way off, but the prime minister has to be able to show tangible results in leveling up those parts of the country that decided to vote conservative for the first time in history. conservative for the first time in histo . ., . , conservative for the first time in histo . , . ., conservat

a lot of spec versions of the future of gavin williamson for a while now but he's out?lot of criticism for of exams in the summer of 2020, and has also made a number of gaffes, most recently appearing to mix—up having spoken to the rugby player maro itoje thinking he had spoken to the footballer marcus rashford. so these gaffes have not helped and it was widely anticipated helped and it was widely anticipated he would go in this reshuffle and of course he did. nadhim zahawi appears to be a bit of a rewards, he has been the vaccines minister before this, he was very much front and centre of the government's vaccine roll—out, fronting up some of the statements, some of the downing street news conferences, and it appears this is potentially better for award for nadhim zahawi for that one, stepping up to education secretary. one of his other colleagues in the department of health, nadine dorries, has also got a big promotion this afternoon, she now becomes the culture secretary, quite a big step up for her. she is not one known for being afraid to share her views, so that w

t disappointed to lose gavin williamson?— disappointed to lose gavin williamson? , , g, williamson? feel these exams every year because of the way we set the boundary and teacher recruitment and retention and primary skill assessment. there is so much want to talk about and see what common agenda we can forge.— talk about and see what common agenda we can forge. there has been seen to be some _ agenda we can forge. there has been seen to be some grade _ agenda we can forge. there has been seen to be some grade inflation i agenda we can forge. there has been seen to be some grade inflation and. seen to be some grade inflation and some of the exam results in the last two years and chaotic systems for deciding exams. what needs to happen and what does government now need to do to try to give a clear focus for next summer?— do to try to give a clear focus for next summer? there is a question about next — next summer? there is a question about next summer. _ next summer? there is a question about next summer. there i next summer? there is a question about next summer. there is i next sum

after that complete _ about gavin williamson? after that complete chaos of the last year.st could he on— the moment. is the decision first could be on vaccination efforts for teenagers — could be on vaccination efforts for teenagers and school—age children or is it going _ teenagers and school—age children or is it going to be on these third jah's — is it going to be on these third jab's. which is more effective for the individual and the population as a whole? _ the individual and the population as a whole? we just don't have the answers— a whole? we just don't have the answers to — a whole? we just don't have the answers to those questions. the dail mail answers to those questions. the daily mail front _ answers to those questions. tie: daily mail front page also focusing on the question. give britain booster it needs. the ride up to state ministers to stop hanging around mass booster they are quoting jeremy hunt the former health secretary of course talking about the israeli campaign rates of reducing severe illness. we expect there might be an announcement on this with

there seem to be negative headlines about gavin williamson every hour. be demoted from the education department and there are so many rumours that around michael gove who feel you look on social media might be running every single department by the end of this week. if you are watching and thinking why does this matter? somebody i have not really heard of being replaced by somebody else i have not really heard of. this matters. new people bring new ideas to all departments and also new people bring potential new conflicts with the prime minister over the next few years. adam, thank you very much indeed. we will be back with you if we get any more details during the programme. government scientific advisers are warning there could be a big wave of hospital admissions for covid—i9 next month in england, but they say that surge could be a avoided with some light—touch restrictions. modelling from the government's sage advisory committee suggests hospitalisations could increase from about 1,700 a day in england to as many as 7,000. —— from 700 to 7000. there

and gavin williamson and that was no surprise. i think it is fair to say. she was found out but there was movers as well as big names here. i'll be really intrigued to see if he does anything with that add—on title he got. the bonus title deputy prime minister. after a black belt move he ended up getting that bubble which as i understand it, boris johnson did not tend to give him at the beginning of the meeting but he was cross about moving and cross about what he perceives, as i understand it, being blamed for the debacle of the afghan withdrawal. interesting that michael gove, hugely prominent figure in politics for a long time now, has become a housing secretary but also he has responsibility for the union and something we will talk about in this programme levelling out. find programme levelling out. and finall . programme levelling out. and finally. another _ programme levelling out. and finally. another surprise here. the well respected culture secretary who people thought maybe he would go to education. some of his team thought may be the cabinet offic

education secretary gavin williamson has admitted making a mistake when he confused footballer marcusto secure meetings with senior political figures, and he would like to engage more with them, so there is the opportunity there perhaps for gavin williamson to meet marcus rashford at some point in the future, but clearly this was a zoom meeting that he had a rugby player in maro itoje, who put out a tweet to say, just to make it clear, i am not marcus rashford, and marcus rashford, you know, he is not me sort of thing. i suppose bt individuals concerned are seeing the funny side, but gavin williamson's political opponents, as suppose you might imagine, have been piling in on this. david lammy, the labour shadow frontbencher, saying he is the most incompetent education secretary in british political history. given there are rumours swirling about a potential cabinet reshuffle in the not too distant future, yeah, again, gavin williamson is probably feeling the heat again today.— williamson is probably feeling the heat again today. peter saull, thank ou ve heat again today. peter saull,

gavin williamson has been sacked as education secretary.. while michael gove has been moved to a newjob. he was the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster and cabinet office minister but he's now taken over as housing secretary — replacing robertjenrick. joining us now to discuss the changes — and what happens now — is guardian columnist polly tonybee, and katy balls, the deputy political editor for the spectator. good morning to both of you. polly, quite a list and people might be getting a bit blurry eyed trying to work out who is doing what. may pick an item and concentrate on dominic ryan and the foreign secretaryjob. i think dominic raab has taken the full four and nobody in the government really expecting afghanistan to fall as fast as it did. so i think he's quite resentful about that, but lolling about on a beach when he should have been back here, that was a painful mess. i think nadine dorries is the one that really stands out, particularly for the bbc. she's very anti—and anti—the licence fee and pretty voracious and anti—woke and

gavin williamson also expelled as the education secretary.hancellor, the home secretary and the health secretary all stayed put. the most intriguing move of the day was the decision to send cabinet secretary michael gove, to the department of housing. which might ordinarily be seen as a demotion. except housing is now a key part of the prime ministers levelling up agenda. maybe a clue to where the renewed focus will be. here's our political editor laura keunsberg. nerves all round. who is out and who is in, prime minister? reshuffles matter, who the boss wants in, and who the boss wants out. to start, where would he end up? which way? the black belt brexiteer foreign secretary who was in charge from his grecian holiday during the fall of kabul. dominic raab, down but not out. after lengthy conversations, perhaps a dollop of confrontation. have you still got a job, sir? the former lawyer takes charge of the courts and prisons at the justice department. it is not clear if number ten had bargained on giving him the bauble of deputy prime ministe

gavin williamson and the conservative party don't listen to parents. we must.future of education. applause and my first speech as leader, i promised to be the voice of carers. so when i sat in the house of commons listening to borisjohnson blustering away about his so—called care social care plan, which is an unfair tax rise for workers and businesses, i thought of the hundreds of carers i've spoken to over the last year, the millions of people across the country who at that very moment we are making big sacrifices, struggling to make ends meet, and feeling utterly exhausted, as they do all they can to look after their loved ones. for my mum, my nan and my sonjohn and all those the prime minister has let down, and ifelt angry. as the prime minister has let down, and i felt angry. as carers we know johnson's claim to have fixed the crisis in social care isjust another of his broken promises. applause we know his plan won't insure our loved ones get the quality care they need. we know it completely fails to tackle problem number one, the dangerous shortage of car

gavin williamson, thank you for your time.gold medal in her amazing career that stretches back nearly 30 years when she was a swimmer. her latest victory came in the c4—5 road race, winning this for the 3rd time in a row. she's not been beaten on the bike at a games, since making her cycling debut in 2008, in beijing. she finished 7 seconds ahead of fellow brit. crystal lane—wright who said that storey, it was a tough watch because you saw the conditions which were really foggy and wet, and as the race went on, the german girl got away and was about a minute and 15 seconds ahead, but we are always confident with sarah and what she does is win races well and it was a beautiful watch. brought tears to my eyes, even for me. i had a text message to say what a legend she is and how excited i am for her and she said it was a tough race, but technically she knew on the last lap she could use her skills and take the victory. talking of history makers. cristiano ronaldo has now become the highest goal scorer ever, in men's internationa

the education minister, gavin williamson, has admitted making a "genuine mistake" after he confused then interview with the evening standard newspaper, mr williamson said he'd held talks on zoom with the manchester united forward, who campaigned for free school meals provision during the pandemic. but aides later confirmed he'd actually met mr itoje. in today's tennis in new york, a remarkable achievement in the us open for britain's emma raducanu, who's swept to victory against switzerland's belinda bencic. it means the 18—year—old from kent is through to her first—ever semifinal at a grand slam tournament. she has made history, she is the first ever player to make it through to the semifinals from the qualifying rounds. live to flushing meadows and our correspondent samira husain. after a two year absence the crowds are back at the us open and ready for new heroes. they mightjust have found one in great britain's emma raducanu. the moment the dream got even bigger for british tennis sensation emma raducanu. the teenager, who came through qualifying here, nowjust a match away from earn

the former education secretary gavin williamson was among those to be sacked from the government completelyy criticised for his handling of exams and schools during the pandemic. michael gove a minister known for getting things done is now in housing and communities, a key role in the levelling up promise. the reorganisation of the most senior ministers of cabinet is now done and it has been much more wide ranging than many had expected. attention will now turn to the more junior ministers. will we see as much change there?— ministers. will we see as much change there? the reshuffle has already started. _ change there? the reshuffle has already started. boris _ change there? the reshuffle has already started. boris johnson . already started. boris johnson has said he wants to get already started. borisjohnson has said he wants to get on with thejob but has said he wants to get on with the job but there are a few more roles to fill first. there is so much more detail on that story online so have a look at abc news online. —— bbc news online. four us gymnasts gave emotional testimony to congr

along with the predicted departure of the now former education secretary, gavin williamson.any would claim failed rather a lot of those tests, in charge of confusion over exam grades and millions of school pupils during the pandemic. taking his place, nadim zahawi, with a huge thumbs up from downing street after overseeing the vaccine programme. promotion for him to the education department. nadine tories has been promoted to look after culture and sport. watch they upset back in 2016 when there want to be a leader pulled out of his first bid for number ten. and otherfellow of his first bid for number ten. and other fellow travellers are at the top table, too. a grinning michael gove... the downing street wants us to be a day for the doers. the top ranked around here, who number ten hopes can get things done. a day of many moves, a day when political fortunes rise and fall. laura kuennsberg reporting there. let's turn to washington now, where four female american gymnasts have been giving heart—breaking testimony about how a trusted doctor was able to abuse them, despite the

there were two pens, one for myself and one for gavin williamson, who was then the government chief whipd the agreement and both gavin and i were allowed to keep the pen that signed the agreement. so, look, and that's something that i think was the right thing to do at the time, the alternative was for parliament not to be able to proceed, for a government not to be formed. and we felt it was within the interests of the uk at that time, given all that was going on, to have a government. and that's why we supported the formation of a minority conservative. and people said you were a fearsome negotiator, you extracted £1 billion from the uk government for northern ireland. is that how you see yourself? because you're not in the mold of ian paisley, but it's often said you're your pretty fierce to face in the negotiating room? well, you know, i like to think i'm a tough negotiator, but i'm fair. in the end, i will try and reach an accommodation with people. and yes, we did hold the government's feet to the fire to ensure that we got the best deal for northern ireland. the money that we got

after 18 months of disruption to schools in england, the education secretary gavin williamson says heity this term as pupils start to return to the classroom. masks and bubbles may have gone, but secondary pupils are still being encouraged to take regular covid tests, and schools are being asked to ensure spaces are well ventilated. our education editor branwen jeffreys has the story. circle five times on each side. the first test is the hardest. for these year sevens, the first time in secondary school, too. the parents told me it is worth it, as a step back towards normality. we were happy to comply with what we need to do. i think it is the best for everyone. i think because of the last year we have had has been so unsettling, just to be normal, get back to it. certain things coming in today for our first ever day. - she is coming in and having to do a lateral flow test. _ the sooner we move away from that stuff, the - better. i appreciate they have got to do it at the moment. . i hope corona doesn't spread any more like how it did last year, how itjust happened so quickly and larg

education secretary gavin williamson has assured parents that as the new school year gets underway studentsre normal experience'. masks and bubbles may have gone but secondary pupils are still being encouraged to take regular tests and schools are being asked to ensure classrooms are well ventilated. there are "shocking failings" and "blatant hypocrisy" in the way major uk religious groups handle child sex abuse allegations, an inquiry has found. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse said some religious organisations in england and wales were "morally failing" children. it examined evidence from 38 groups, including those from christianity, orthodox judaism and islam. food manufacturing in the uk is under such strain due to staff shortages that some production may have to move out of the country. hauliers have blamed the shortage of drivers and workers on both covid and brexit, and have called for immigration rules to be changed to allow eu drivers to return. if you want to get in touch with me, i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the

would argue he has answered that criticism in the last 2a hours, notjust more than the likes of gavin williamsonture ministerjohn whittingdale lost his job, he former culture ministerjohn whittingdale lost hisjob, he is former culture ministerjohn whittingdale lost his job, he is a wealth of top—level experience, out as well nick gibbs, it is all about oat with some of the big names of the past and potentially in with some of the big names of the future. expect this afternoon to see and hear from some ambitious relatively warmly elected conservative mps getting a call from downing street to fill some of the general and mid—ranking ministerial post. then go here for the prime minister is to put together a top team that better represents the country and downing street said the spalding this is one of the most diverse cabinets in history even though others have pointed out that more than half of them went to private school including the elected education secretary and the other thing the prime minister has his eye on is a general election within the next couple of years and that is why he has suppo

gavin williamson also said he hoped scientific advisers would make a decision very soon about whetheraving the option to give their child a jab. health experts say the decision is finely balanced. sean dilley reports. mum of two karen rees and running a uniform exchange for parents in stalybridge, greater manchester. her children are among thousands returning to schools across the uk. it's important they return, they need, notjust from the education perspective but also the social lives. i mean, they learn so much from each other, don't they, at this age? from each other, don't they, at this ace? , , ., . ., , age? pupils in england, wales and northern ireland _ age? pupils in england, wales and northern ireland will _ age? pupils in england, wales and northern ireland will see _ northern ireland will see fewer covid restrictions than before the summer holidays. social distancing and bubbles are among the restrictions eased, but in scotland, where students returned in the middle of august, both remain. the education secretary for england says teachers are ready.— teachers are ready. w

as if the education secretary gavin williamson didn't have enough on his plate, he's now had to clarifyand the england rugby star maro itoje in an interview he gave to the evening standard. this afternoon his department said he'd made a "genuine mistake," but it hasn't stopped a flurry of activity on social media. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster for us. this all sounds embarrassing. yes, it is uuite this all sounds embarrassing. yes, it is quite a — this all sounds embarrassing. yes, it is quite a gaffe _ this all sounds embarrassing. yes, it is quite a gaffe by _ this all sounds embarrassing. yes, it is quite a gaffe by the _ this all sounds embarrassing. yes it is quite a gaffe by the education secretary. he was asked by the newspaper if he had ever met the england footballer marcus rashford, a high—profile campaigner. mr williamson said yes, we met over zoom, heating and can be engaged, compassionate and charming. his aides then had to step in and point out that he had actually met the england rugby player maro itoje. mr rashford's side have released

gavin williamson, widely criticised for his handling of schools examinations in england, has been sackedand leaves the government. mr williamson has been replaced by the former vaccines minister nadhim zahawi. borisjohnson has promised that his new cabinet will "work tirelessly" to unite the country, as our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. have you still got a job, sir? there were hirings, firings and some eye—catching moves. as over several hours in westminster, borisjohnson assembled his updated team of senior ministers. the biggest promotion went to liz truss, now the second ever female foreign secretary. the prime minister has put in place a strong and united team which is going to deliver for the united kingdom. we are determined to deliver on the people's priorities and help level up the country. dominic raab, criticised recently for staying on holiday in greece while kabul fell, was moved down from the foreign office to becomejustice secretary. but he was also formally made deputy prime minister, a title not given out since 2015. it was a good day for former health mi

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we had the education secretary for england, gavin williamson, this week strongly hinting this decisionund, and really, he wanted young people to be offered a vaccine, all healthy young people. so there's been a lot of pressure on this group but they finally came to a decision. they said the reason they took so long was because they were waiting for new data to come through. you hinted at this in the introduction, but they've been weighing up the possible balance of the benefits of the vaccine and possible harms of the vaccine and possible harms of the vaccine and possible harms of the vaccine to that age group. it's very difficult because both numbers are incredibly low, we know that the risk of a severe covid infection to children is low, we also know that the risk of side effects is quite low. so it's been tough to measure those two to really see if it's worth giving them the vaccine are not. ~ , , , worth giving them the vaccine are not. i, ,, worth giving them the vaccine are not. i, not. why is this process being so drawn out _ not. why is this process being so drawn out and _ not

education secretary gavin williamson has admitted making a "mistake" when he confused footballer marcusengland and manchester united's rashford. but an aide later clarified that it had actually been with itoje. mr williamson has released a statement saying. the biggest trial in france's modern history has opened in paris, amid tight security. twenty men are accused of involvement in a string of coordinated attacks in 2015, killing 130 people and wounding hundreds more. the attack — on bars, restaurants and the bataclan concert hall — was france's worst post—war atrocity. among the defendants appearing in the specially— built chamber is salah abdeslam — the only surviving gunman. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield reports from paris. it was a night with no safe haven, when no—one knew where to run. when gunmen brought chaos to paris' bars and restaurants. ..its football stadium. explosion. ..the bataclan concert hall. explosions. stephane lost his son, hugo, that night at the bataclan. no trial, he says, can heal the pain. it was complicated because it's, first of all, a personal loss — th

gavin williamson also said he hoped scientific advisers would make a decision very soon about whethering the option to give their child a jab. health experts say the decision is finely balanced. sean dilley reports. mum of two karen is running a uniform exchange for parents in greater manchester. her children are among thousands returning to schools across the uk. it's important, the return. they need... notjust from the education perspective but they also need the social lives. i mean, they learn so much from each other, don't they, at this age? pupils in england, wales and northern ireland will see fewer covid restrictions than before the summer holidays. social distancing and bubbles are among the restrictions eased. but in scotland, where students returned in the middle of august, both remain. the education secretary for england says teachers are ready. we've seen the lifting of all national restrictions, so people can go about their business, and it's really important for us that children are having as normal a pre—pandemic education experience as possible. but we do recognise pr

the education secretary gavin williamson said in interviews towards the end of last week a programmean talk - much earlier. c02 monitors tell you | how much c02 there is an talk about how much co2 there is an talk about air quality, but i have been in school since they reopened and i was in schools last weekend in schools in schools last weekend in schools in the summer and head teachers are acting with great ingenuity. they run the school system and they reach out and ask for support when they need it, but every single building is different and i think we can feel as confident as we possibly can be but actually it is notjust about monitoring, head teachers are making sure children are in classrooms that have windows open, that there is lots of outside sport. it is never going to be perfect and we had in a new regime where we are going to have to live with us. all the adults are vaccinated which is really helpful and i am hopeful. you could never do enough for me and what i am going to be doing is listening to children because that is myjob and making sure that it is reflected back a

speaking earlier, the education secretary gavin williamson, said parents should have the option of theirritish nationals and afghans. at least eight people have died in new york as a result of flash floods — the city has declared a state of emergency. as schools start a new academic year, the eduction secretary has urged the government's advisers to make a decision on covid vaccinations for 12 to 15 year olds. almost a million people in the uk are suffering from long covid. that's from the latest figures from the office for national statistics. 970,000 people reported experiencing symptoms lasting for more than four weeks after their initial covid infection. the most common symptom reported is fatigue, followed by breathlessness, muscle ache and difficulty concentrating. 40% of those people say symptoms have lasted for more than a year. latest research from kings college london has found being fully vaccinated against covid—19 not only cuts the risk of catching it, but also of an infection turning into long covid. 0ur health correspondent, katharine da costa is with me now. so more into

that was the assurance from education secretary gavin williamson today.from colchester. circle five times on each side. the first test is the hardest. for these year sevens, the first time in secondary school, too. the parents told me it is worth it, as a step back towards normality. we were happy to comply with what we need to do. i think it is the best for everyone. i think because of the last year we have had has been so unsettling, just to be normal, get back to it. certain things coming into day for our first ever day. - she is coming in and having to do a lateral flow test. _ the sooner we move away from that stuff, the - better. i appreciate they have got to do it at the moment. . i hope corona doesn�*t spread any more like how it did last year, how itjust happened so quickly and largely. school staff have been vaccinated. precautions today where to get accurate results. after this, teenagers will be asked to test at home. testing is now the main precaution in england�*s schools. masks have gone for pupils and so have big year group bubbles. but bo

recent weeks about possible names of people who might be moved, including the education secretary gavin williamsonin some of the newer intake of mps, some of those who have been critical of his covid policies from the northern seats, does he look to bring them in and get some focus there? what we saw in prime minister's questions, the back—and—forth with sir keir starmer, all of it focusing around tax, national insurance, benefits cuts and at the heart of that, really, the question of, who is guarding the interests of working people, those on lower incomes, the sort of people the prime minister was targeting in the past election in those new seats he was winning the? back may be some of the heart of the battleground to come and the heart of the reshuffle. we of the battleground to come and the heart of the reshuffle.— heart of the reshuffle. we know the prime minister _ heart of the reshuffle. we know the prime minister has _ heart of the reshuffle. we know the prime minister has been _ heart of the reshuffle. we know the prime minister has been pretty - heart of the reshuffle. we know the | prime

williamson i'll have more for you in the next hour. i look forward to that one. we'll be back with you later. kevin, thank you very much. —— gavin.inuing to unfold, thousands are still attempting to get safe passage out of the country. the uk government has promised that up to 5,000 afghans can find refuge in the uk this year, with up to 20,000 in the long term. earlier my colleague annita mcveigh spoke to a former worker at the british embassy in kabul arrived in the uk injuly to seek refuge with his family. we didn't use his real name and didn't show his face to protect his identity... we are happy and we are grateful to be here and we are getting along nicely. the only concern we still have is about the ones we have left behind, so we are seriously concerned about them and we hope they are going to be able to move. when it comes to the ones left behind, and also the ones who have worked with the uk in one way or another. of course, and i know when you were chatting to my colleague in advance of this interview, you were saying that although you are here physically in the uk, mentally you are very much in afghanistan. what is yo