A-Level exams: Can Gavin Williamson's job survive this? And how Al Murray's saving comedy

<p>With mounting anger from the public, and criticism from within the Tory party, is the education secretary's job at risk following the exams crisis? Gavin Williamson's <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/government-a-levels-u-turn-a4526751.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">being attacked by some</a> for taking too long to resolve the problem, with two ministers among those raising concerns over how it's being dealt with. Our political editor Joe Murphy says Mr Williamson has Boris Johnson's support for now, but there are rumours a cabinet&nbsp;re-shuffle is on its way sooner rather than later.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And, Al Murray joins the podcast to tell us about how he and Jayde Adams <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/save-live-comedy-clapham-grand-review-jayde-adams-al-murray-a4526576.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">compered the first major comedy gig</a> to be held indoors&nbsp;since lockdown began. The show in Camden's been described as "magical" in the Evening Standard's review, but how was it put together and did acts like Shappi Khorsandi have any material after spending so long in their houses?&nbsp;</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>