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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Hatton

McVey: Schools and universities should remain open in national emergencies

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Education settings such as schools and universities should be classed as “essential infrastructure” to ensure they can stay open during national emergencies, Conservative former Cabinet minister Esther McVey told the Commons.

The Tory MP and GB News presenter said that closures during the pandemic had been a “disaster”.

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