"like smashing a Ming vase on the floor to get people's attention"
"chose the NHS over children"
"There was no physical way we could do it [reopen schools] without asking every school to basically break the law,"
Gavin Williamson accused ministers of not putting children first when schools were closed in January 2021 and described parts of the decision as unnecessary. He said one argument for closure was "like smashing a Ming vase on the floor to get people's attention," which indicated a lack of seriousness. He stated that then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson "chose the NHS over children" and that "the consequences for children weren't properly taken into account." Williamson said plans to reopen were undermined by social distancing requirements and regretted the lack of planning and attention to scientific evidence, accepting that many mistakes were made.
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