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Tanya Waterworth

Striking teachers’ union slams leaked Matt Hancock WhatsApp messages at Bristol rally

Matt Hancock Bristol NEU Gavin Williamson Gillian Keegan Covid-19 Niamh Sweeney National Education Union

As striking teachers took to the streets in Bristol’s city centre today, south west leaders for the National Education Union slammed the leaked WhatsApp messages between Gavin Williamson and Matt Hancock in which they accuse teachers of ‘not wanting to work’.

The Telegraph reported this morning Williamson - the former education secretary - asked Matt Hancock - the then health secretary - to make sure schools had PPE equipment 'so they can’t use it as a reason not to open'. According to The Telegraph, in the October 2020 leaked messages, Hancock replied: “What a bunch of absolute arses the teaching unions are." Williamson replied: "I know, they really really do hate work."

Teachers and other supporters marching through Bristol this afternoon (March 2) (Bristol Live)
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