Huge number of schools across England are refusing to open tomorrow despite Boris Johnson urging parents to send primary-age children back to the classroom

Schools in Brighton and parts of Birmingham, the Black Country, Essex, Mansfield, Suffolk, Norfolk, Devon, County Durham, Northumberland, Berkshire and Derbyshire have decided to stay shut with more expected to follow.

Councils in other areas such as Kent and Cumbria are calling on the Government to keep primary schools in their regions closed.