SHADOW education secretary Kate Green is calling on the government to stop “dithering” and set out a “credible plan” for GCSE and A-level exams.

More than 8.7 million children in England face living under a second round of Tier 2 and 3 restrictions when the national lockdown ends on Wednesday, according to new House of Commons Library data.

Ms Green has demanded that Education Secretary Gavin Williamson makes sure pupils who have faced significant learning disruption since March are not unfairly disadvantaged in 2021 exams.