Should pupils be sent to school tomorrow morning, Boris Johnson is asked by Andrew Marr on @BBCOne: “Yes, absolutely they should, in the areas where schools are open,” he replies.
PM goes on to say any decision will not be political but entirely driven by public health considerations.
PM says “There is no doubt in my mind that schools are safe” but that situation will be “kept under constant review”.
PM asked if he can guarantee if schools will open on 18 January - no direct answer.
Now being asked about whether exams will be cancelled. PM says he is predicting - as he did on Marr in October - that things with Covid generally will be better by the spring, but beyond that does not address exams issue.
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