Local BBC journalism is more important than ever

22 Jun 2020

During a pandemic, lockdown and unprecedented economic crisis, the BBC’s local current affairs programmes are…

Black history should be mandatory on the school curriculum

Many of you have written to me about the need for black history to be…

Education during the COVID-19 crisis and the government’s strategy to reopen schools

16 Jun 2020

I welcome Boris Johnson’s u-turn today on the provision of free school meal vouchers for…