Children in England will have lost 850million hours of in-person teaching by the time schools are due to reopen on March 8, the Children's Commissioner warned Boris Johnson today.
Anne Longfield revealed the stark impact of the coronavirus lockdown on vulnerable and at-risk youngsters as she took aim at the Prime Minister over a lack of investment.
In a blunt assessment of Government policy the outgoing commissioner warned the Prime Minister his plan to 'level up' Britain would remain 'just a slogan' unless he stumps up cash on a large scale.
She suggested he emulate new US president Joe Biden and introduce family-orientated fiscal stimulus and criticised plans to axe a £20 increase to Universal Credit.