Was a mutant algorithm to blame for this summers exams fiasco

Boris Johnson has blamed a mutant algorithm for the Alevel results fiasco, before sacking the most senior official at the Department for Education. Sky s technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe takes a look at the statistics behind the PM s claim, and asks whether the errors that arose from the algorithm could have been predicted. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on Facebook: