The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, repeatedly evaded Piers Morgan's question of whether he would resign over his handling of schools during the coronavirus pandemic on ITV's Good Morning Britain.

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Williamson instead kept repeating the same comment that he was focused on giving children the best education while they're not at school. In other interviews, the education secretary has said he could not guarantee schools would reopen by Easter, saying any decision would be based on scientific advice

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