The UK government ignored its own guidance and refused external help, resulting in an A level algorithm disaster that disproportionately impacted students from disadvantaged backgrounds. But what ...

Boris Johnson has blamed a "mutant algorithm" for the A-level results fiasco before sacking the most senior official at the Department for Education. Jonathan Slater will stand down as permanent ...

“But the focus is always on individuals — who is the bad guy — and maybe stretches to who is connected to who on, for example, Twitter.” Johnson’s algorithm casts its net a bit wider.

Boris Johnson has blamed a "mutant algorithm" for the exam results fiasco, after previously insisting the grading system was "robust".

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has blamed a "mutant algorithm" for this summer's exam results fiasco. "I am afraid your grades were almost derailed by a mutant algorithm and I know how stressful ...

Boris Johnson faced a backlash after he sought to blame the A-level results fiasco on a “mutant algorithm” and effectively sacked the senior civil servant at the Department for Education.