The latest dump of WhatsApp messages between ex-health secretary Matt Hancock and former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson might be shocking in what they reveal about the men's attitudes to teachers
Alleged comments are 'pretty squalid'
They could still be"guided by the science" - but the science wasn't going to make their minds up for them.
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