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Leading Britain's conversation, speak to Sadiq.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, takes your calls.

Indeed he does.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, in the studio with me,

although we are scrupulously social distanced. If you'd like to put a question to him, the number you need is 034-6-0-60-973. And you really can ask him whatever you want. Mr. Mac, good to see you. Good to see. It really is. I haven't seen you for months now, but it's been ages. Can I just say as much of a disasure, that may be, you've got an air-conditioned studio,

so it really is nice to see you, James.

For once, it's remarkably chill. We should begin, of course, I think, before we throw the phone lines open, 034560-609-73, with this A-level debacle. and you know the people who would ordinarily cue up to say something like a couple of lefties having a pop at the government should have listened to the end of Nick Ferrari's show.

And indeed, the front page of the Daily Mail today, that well-known communist manifesto, U-Dunces, exam grades in chaos, teachers in despair, appeals set for meltdown.

And this, of course, is the Education Secretary whose word we are supposed to trust when it comes to schools reopening in September.

I must start by congratulating the young people who've worked so hard over the last two years

and who will be getting their marks today and their teachers and their families who've worked

incredibly hard. Congratulations, if you've got the grades you expected and needed and wanted.

But I really feel for those children, their teachers and their families who have been affected

by this diabolical, shambolic example of this government's incompetence. I mean, basically,

the results today didn't just spring up on us. It wasn't like suddenly it was decided that the results would be announced today.

We've known, well, every year this happens.

Not 1951.

Quite.

Every year this happens.

And from March, it was clear that schools couldn't carry on as normal.

And from March, it was clear there'd have to be some other way of assessing children's achievements.

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