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I'm Sebastian Payne. In this week's episode we'll be

discussing the government's row with the education profession about schools

returning on June the 1st, the U-turn by Boris Johnson over the NHS health surge charge, the government's

issues with test track and trace wide app is being delayed.

We've also got some Brexit news for a change as well as the UK

published its draft treaty and set out how it seeks to implement the N.I protocol.

Where does this leave us with the prospect of a deal by the end of this year?

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This week Boych Johnson's government has been dominated by a route about schools.

As part of the Phase 2 strategy to exit the lockdown, which is due to commence on June

the 1st, the Prime Minister is hoping

that schools will return beginning with years 1 and 6 in primary school and gradually

moving through more primary school classes and even some secondary classes before the summer break.

But the plan has not quite gone as the government had hoped for.

Many teaching unions have claimed that it is not safe to open schools so soon

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