THE Labour leadership was at odds with Britain’s biggest teaching union today on whether secondary schools should be closed in a bid to limit coronavirus infections.

Members of the party’s front bench have spoken out against the idea of closing schools, while the National Education Union (NEU) argues that doing so would help to halt the increasing spread of Covid-19.

The day before, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan urged the government to consider asking schools and colleges in the capital to close for Christmas a few days early and reopen later than usual next month.