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Boris camping on edge of a cliff the “perfect metaphor for where he has taken the country”

Boris Johnson has been found camped out in a remote part of Scotland as the “invisible man” hides away from the ongoing exam fiasco.

Last week Sir Keir Starmer called on the Prime Minister to take “personal responsibility” for fixing the issue which has impacted students across the country.

The Labour leader accusing him of having been “invisible” throughout a turmoil which led to another embarrassing U-turn from the government.

Elsewhere in today’s papers, there was “joy” for those receiving their GCSE results as ministers apologise “for pain and anxiety caused by results debacle”, according to the i.

The Government has written to universities asking they prioritise the admissions of disadvantaged students “where possible”, with The Times reporting that may result in middle-class children being “forced” to take a gap year.

And the Daily Star continues its visual characterisation of Education Secretary Gavin Williamson as a clown, reporting he knew the exams results would be an “utter fiasco” six weeks ago.

Related: John McDonnell praises Starmer for “taking this government on”

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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