Sadiq Khan demands ALL London secondary schools should close until the middle of January sparking chaos for millions of parents and children - as Islington becomes second Labour borough to end term early after Greenwich
Sadiq Khan today declared London schools should close early and open later in January if mass testing is not available Sadiq Khan has declared that all London's secondary schools and colleges should be shut from today until at least mid-January as a Labour-run council became the second in the capital to send every child home from tomorrow. Islington Council has now said that all its schools will be closed until January 11 - keeping children away from the classroom for a month - amid growing fears that all the capital's 20 Labour-run councils could follow suit. Labour's Mayor of London Sadiq Khan - who has no powers over schools - was also accused of 'overstepping his brief' after he backed party colleague and declared that all the capital's secondary schools and colleges should be closed down immediately because of rising cases among ten to 19-year-olds. He said: 'Some schools aren't Covid-safe. In some the spread of the virus is accelerating. For se