Boris Johnson has blamed a "mutant algorithm" for the A-level results fiasco before sacking the most senior official at the Department for Education. Jonathan Slater will stand down as permanent ...

Boris Johnson blamed a “mutant algorithm” for the A-level results fiasco as Education Secretary Gavin Williamson denied forcing Ofqual’s chief to carry the can for the debacle. Sally Collier resigned ...

Boris Johnson was accused of ducking personal responsibility for the exams fiasco after sacking the senior official at the Department for Education and blaming the debacle on a “mutant algorithm”. The ...

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Castle Rock School, Coalville, in the east Midlands Boris Johnson faced a backlash after he sought to blame the A-level results fiasco on a “mutant algorithm” and ...