Leaked texts sent by Sir Gavin Williamson during the pandemic reveal the “secret contempt for teachers” and “chaos and duplicity” in the heart of government, leaders have said.
The former education secretary has come under fire for WhatsApp messages which suggest he claimed teachers were looking for an “excuse” not to teach during the early months of Covid.
The revelations were reported in the Telegraph yesterday, after messages sent and received by ex-health secretary Matthew Hancock were leaked to the newspaper.
During an exchange in May 2020 in which Williamson asked about supplies of personal protective equipment for schools, he described his request as “a last resort so they can’t use it as a reason not to open”.
