The British government was criticised by lawmakers in its own party on Sunday after a mounting row over English exam grades awarded during the pandemic intensified, in the latest hit to its reputation.
FILE PHOTO: Students wearing protective face masks hold placards as they protest outside the department of education, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease , in London, Britain, August 15, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
The process led to thousands of students losing places at top universities. To compound the issue for the government, results shows that grades were less likely to be lowered for those students who attended fee-paying private schools. Robert Halfon, chairman of the cross-party education select committee in parliament and a lawmaker in Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party, described the situation as farcical.
Conservative lawmaker Robert Syms said the government needed to address the issue with a fair appeals process “or risk Tory MPs going on warpath”.
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