FOUR MONTHS OF U-TURNING

MASKS IN SCHOOLS AUGUST 25

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said masks should be worn by secondary school pupils and staff in some areas of England – just days after he insisted they were not required

EVICTIONS AUGUST 21

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick insisted a ban on evictions would not be extended – and then it was

EXAM RESULTS AUGUST 17

Gavin Williamson announced the scrapping of a controversial algorithm for awarding GCSE and A-level results, saying teachers’ predicted grades would stand

MASKS IN SHOPS JULY 13

Ministers repeatedly said face coverings were not necessary in shops even when they were being made mandatory in Europe. Then they changed their minds

CONTACT TRACING APP JUNE 18

The NHS originally planned its own app for preventing the transmission of the virus but this was replaced by Apple and Google software

FREE SCHOOL MEALS JUNE 16

England footballer Marcus Rashford helped force a U-turn on its decision not to extend the children’s food voucher scheme into the summer holidays

PRIMARY SCHOOL RETURN JUNE 9

Mr Williamson wanted all primary-age children to return four weeks before the summer holiday – but this was dropped over social distancing fears

MASKS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT JUNE 4

After saying there was no evidence for the wearing of masks on public transport, ministers changed their minds

COMMONS VOTING JUNE 3

Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said MPs would not be able to vote by proxy even if they were shielding. He dropped this after a day

NHS CHARGE FOR OVERSEAS STAFF MAY 21

Boris Johnson stood by a charge that overseas health workers had to pay for NHS care – but it was dropped hours later