Gavin Williamson to face Covid inquiry over impact of school closures

Then education secretary faced repeated calls to resign over school and exam procedures during pandemic

A former education secretary widely derided for his leadership of the department during the pandemic will face a grilling by the UK Covid-19 inquiry on the impact of school closures on children.

Gavin Williamson, who faced repeated calls to resign over his handling of school closures, the cancellation of exams and a controversial U-turn on the grading of GCSE and A-level results, will be questioned about his two years in the job when the inquiry looks at the impact the pandemic had on children in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.