Face masks in schools: Tory MPs expressed alarm before U-turn
Government decided to only partially enforce face coverings after intervention, Tory sources claim
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Conservative MPs expressed alarm to whips and ministers before the government U-turn on masks in schools, after which the government decided to only partially enforce face-coverings, Tory sources have claimed.
Whitehall sources briefed on Tuesday afternoon that the government was planning to follow Scotland’s lead and impose mandatory face masks for secondary school pupils in communal areas.
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