Sir Gavin Williamson: ‘Many mistakes made’ with Covid school closures

Sir Gavin Williamson at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA) - (PA Media)

Many mistakes were made in the Department for Education’s (DfE) planning for Covid school closures, former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson has said.

Sir Gavin told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday: “I readily accept that there were many mistakes that were made, both pre-pandemic and in those early stages of the pandemic.”