Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday evening (4 January) that all primary and secondary schools and colleges would close for at least six weeks until February half-term to all pupils except the children of frontline workers and vulnerable children.
During a televised statement, the Prime Minister vowed to ensure children eligible for free school meals would receive supermarket vouchers similar to those provided during the first lockdown and during the summer and Christmas holidays.
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