Overview
- Johnson was sworn in and began giving evidence in the inquiry phase examining policies affecting children and young people.
- He said he regretted the exam-grading model used in 2020, calling it undermining for pupils and a bad system.
- The inquiry was shown messages in which he considered sacking Education Secretary Gavin Williamson over the grading fiasco.
- Chair Baroness Hallett has described the pandemic’s impact on children as severe and, for many, long-lasting.
- Long Covid campaigners cited ONS data suggesting about 72,000 children reported symptoms after a second infection and pressed for political accountability.