Sir Gavin Williamson accused teachers of looking for an “excuse” not to work during the Covid pandemic, according to the latest tranche of leaked messages from Matt Hancock published by the Daily Telegraph.
On October 1 2020, Hancock messaged the then education secretary to congratulate him on his decision to delay A-level exams for a few weeks.
“Cracking announcement today. What a bunch of absolute arses the teaching unions are,” the then health secretary wrote.
