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Gavin Williamson to give Downing Street coronavirus press conference at 5pm today

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Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is set to give a Downing Street coronavirus press conference at 5pm today. The top Tory will appear before the nation on TV after announcing a £300m catch-up fund for schools in England.

It's thought to be the minister's first No10 Covid press briefing since July last year after his department suffered a series of controversies over school opening and exams.

Overnight Mr Williamson launched a short-term, £300m ‘recovery premium’ for catch-up schemes - worth about £6,000 for primaries and £22,000 for secondaries on average.

Mr Williamson stopped short of confirming his long-term plans as all pupils return to schools in England on March 8. But questioned by Sky, he refused to rule out either lengthening

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