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Schools minister Nick Gibb says decision to come soon; Gavin Williamson to face MPs following exams fiasco while holidays are over for some pupils

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10.03am BST
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, was filmed by Sky News shaking hands with a colleague on his way into Downing Street this morning. It is not known yet who he was greeting, but from the clip it seemed to be someone he knew and was pleased to see - but perhaps not someone from his household or support bubble, which would make this a breach of social distancing guidance.
VIDEO: Defence Secretary Ben Wallace caught shaking hands with a colleague on his way into this morning’s socially distanced Cabinet meeting.Is that following government #COVID19 guidance?@KayBurley | #KayBurley pic.twitter.com/BAJ1NBHVCn
9.48am BST
During his morning interview round Nick Gibb, the schools minister for England, confirmed that school exams could be delayed next year to allow more time for catch-up teaching. (See 8.21am and 8.36am.) Gibb’s boss, the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, said the same thing in a comment that provided today’s Telegraph splash. Williamson said:
I know there’s some concern about next year’s exams, and that’s why we’ve been working with [the exams watchdog] Ofqual on changes we can make to help pupils when they take GCSEs and A-levels next year.
Ofqual will continue to work with the education sector and other stakeholders on whether there should be a short delay to the GCSE, A- and AS-level exam timetable in 2021, with the aim of creating more teaching time.
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