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Is the decision to keep schools shut political?

The vast majority of England's children remain at home, but how dangerous is a return to the classroom? Is education falling prey to attempts to fire up the economy? And would a cross-party consensus on the matter help Britain's children? The Telegraph's Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss when a nation of parents can hang up their homeschooling hats.Read more on 'support bubbles': <a href="https://bit.ly/3cRdgAD" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3cRdgAD</a>Read more on why the UK economy is world’s biggest Covid-19 casualty: <a href="https://bit.ly/2YqsZRK" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2YqsZRK</a>Get 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio" target="_blank">www.telegraph.co.uk/audio</a>Send us a voice note or email with your Coronavirus question: <a href="mailto:coronaviruspodcast@telegraph.co.uk" target="_blank">coronaviruspodcast@telegraph.co.uk</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The latest Coronavirus news from The Telegraph’s leading journalists, with analysis of the impact on health, business and travel in the UK and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.