Williamson's A-level debacle has damaged the Tory brand. But don't expect a resignation | Katy Balls

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Many MPs feel the scandal has undermined their party’s image of supporting hard work and opportunity, says the Spectator’s deputy political editor Katy Balls

“This is it – no U-turn, no change.” These were the words Gavin Williamson used over the weekend to insist that, despite a growing backlash over A-level grades, he would not give in to pressure to change the system. Instead, the Ofqual algorithm – which put disadvantaged students among those more likely to receive lower grades – was here to stay.

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