Channel: BBC Newsnight

Category: News & Politics

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Description: Accusations of unfairness over this year's A-level results in England have focused on an "algorithm" for deciding results of exams cancelled by the pandemic. But as the row rumbles on, what exactly happens now? Subscribe to our channel here: goo.gl/31Q53F Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their A-Level and vocational qualification results, after the exams were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic Boris Johnson has also come under pressure from some of his own MPs after thousands students complained that their exam results were unfairly downgraded - with stark differences emerging between state and private schools. Labour has called on ministers to act immediately to sort out an "exams fiasco" in England and stop thousands of students being "betrayed". #BBC #BBCNews #Newsnight Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: facebook.com/bbcnewsnight