Sunday shows round-up: Gove confident that schools will be safe

Michael Gove – We’re confident children and teachers will be safe

Michael Gove was in charge of the government’s media rounds this morning. Andrew Marr was keen to ask him about the provisions being made for children returning to school. The government wants primary school children in reception, Years 1 and 6 to return to the classroom from 1st June. The Cabinet Office Minister told Marr that he had been reassured that it would be safe to do so without significant fear of the coronavirus causing significant new outbreaks:

MG: I talked to the [government’s] chief scientific advisor yesterday… and we’re confident that children and teachers will be safe… The only outbreaks that have occurred in schools have been when you’ve had a significant number of additional people in a school setting.