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The education secretary was repeatedly asked by interviewers whether he would step down over the A-levels fiasco.
From "robust system" to the "wrong road" in five days.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has lifted the cap on student numbers at English universities, leaving many with more demand than they can meet.
A number of senior Tories and a serving minister have broken ranks to call for a U-turn.
"The whole of the government will work hard to come up with the fairest system possible."
Former Ofsted chief Michael Wilshaw is the latest to heap pressure on the education secretary.
There has been fury among MPs and pupils after Ofqual guidance on appeals in England was suddenly withdrawn without explanation.
Students across the country have been thrown into further "unacceptable" chaos by the sudden withdrawal of appeal guidelines.
Appeals against grades vary between exam boards, with schools facing charges of up to £150 for each independent review.
A former children's minister said the “extraordinarily distressing" results may be unfair.