PM to face questions on strategic thinking in government, economy and public services, and global issues from Commons Liaison committee The Today programme presenter Nick Robinson will carry out the BBC’s main TV interviews with party leaders at the general election, Ben Riley-Smith reports in the Telegraph. Robinson will perform the role taken by Andrew Neil for the BBC at previous elections.In 2019 Boris Johnson, the then prime minister, refused to be interviewed by Neil, leading to accusations that the BBC had unfairly persuaded Jeremy Corbyn to submit to a ferocious grilling by Neil by letting him think Johnson would get the same treatment too. This time all party leaders are expected to agree to an interview, Riley-Smith reports.The special educational needs system is on its knees, with many local authority high needs budgets in deficit, children waiting for assessments and lack of money in schools for provision.It seems everyone, even the government, now accepts we are in the middle of a full-blown crisis when it comes to Send.However, this hasn’t just come out of nowhere – we have been warning about this for years and it is immensely frustrating just how little progress the government has made on actually tackling the issue. Continue reading...
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