The Government has made its latest U-turn of the coronavirus pandemic – now advising that face masks should be worn by secondary pupils and staff in some areas of England.
It comes after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson insisted measures being adopted by schools to limit the spread of the virus meant masks were not required and a day after a No 10 spokesman said there were no plans to review the guidance.
There is increasing unease on the Conservative backbenches about the number of times the Government has missed a target or backtracked during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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