legal action against the uk for previously pushing back these deadlines of its own accord. that legal action is actually on hold. so the two sides can keep on talking. but the eu is certainly saying if you keep on doing something that goes against, a breach of what we all signed up to that we will be consequences for the uk. on the uk side of course the brexit minister, lord frost has been saying we believe that the disruption of problems have already been caused in northern ireland as a result of the protocol. have reached the threshold for overwriting it of our own accord. that s called triggering article 16. it still considered to be really the most drastic option. so the uk government isn t prepared to push that button just yet. they are going to keep on talking. it is still on the table. still on the table. since i spoke to emma a few still on the table. since i spoke to emma a few minutes still on the table. since i spoke to emma a few minutes ago - still on the table. since
to rewrite a key plank of the brexit deal saying that the northern island protocol was flawed at conception. but served its purpose to get the uk out of the eu as one country. geraldine, this is that he says, she says, is it? the european commission have ruled out a renegotiation. it’s have ruled out a renegotiation. it s an have ruled out a renegotiation. it s an impasse, is any? it is but we ve seen a lot of these deadlines and cliff edges in the whole brexit saga. this does seem just like the latest one. what the uk is proposing is kind of a whole scrapping of the northern island protocol and the rewriting of it. you say they won t do that. they will be a bit flexible within it. maybe there is some wiggle room there. the uk side is clear that this is it working, businesses and it s really become a
mess. ministersaid businesses and it s really become a mess. minister said today can t go on as it is and things need to change. they are proposing this standstill where everything kind of reasons for a bit so they can take the pressure off and have a proper chat about it. it doesn t sound like were going to get a break for any time soon, i don t think. the guardian time soon, i don t think. the guardian says time soon, i don t think. the guardian says the time soon, i don t think. the guardian says the european commission is understood to be open to some changes on the special arrangements for northern island but new tail but not no detail on the front page. on the outside seems to be difficult how they can find a way all doing that through all of this. the eu is basically saying we will work the eu is basically saying we will work within what you have negotiated says it s audacious. of course the uk side was goin you negotiated but we work within what you have negotiated but
3 February 2021 • 12:02am
When schools reopen, longer school days could help pupils who may have suffered setbacks in lockdown to catch up
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SIR – As a schoolmaster of 34 years, I recognise the challenge that both educators and learners are facing over “lost schooling” (report, February 1) – but it is not an insurmountable one.
One enviable benefit of independent education is that many independent schools have much longer working days than state schools, and some also provide lessons on Saturdays.
Extending the school day to 5pm would mean, for some schools, the equivalent of two extra days of teaching a week. This would enable a rapid catch-up. Saturday school could be offered for those requiring more support, with additional funding provided to reward teachers’ work.
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