The former Prime Minister's advisers decided to speed up the introduction of masks in schools rather than contradict advice in Scotland
Mr Johnson told a WhatsApp group he was “about to asked [sic] about masks in schools”, with a decision needed at some point in the next week because the new term was soon to begin.
Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, added that unless the scientific experts were willing to go public with a recommendation contradicting Scotland by warning against masks in schools, “I think some nervous parents will freak out about this happening in Scotland, but not in England.”
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