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Behind Boris Johnson’s schools push is fear of more economic pain

11/08/2020 08:40

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pledge to make getting U.K. children back to school a “national priority” has a clear rationale -- it’s the only way to get their parents back to work.

Parents are bearing the brunt of the economic costs of the pandemic as they were forced to look after their children full time under lockdown, official data released this week show.

Πηγή: Bloomberg