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Andrew McInnes, defending, told the court the defendant had ADHD, was barely literate or numerate and his family believed he had been addicted to cannabis since the age of 13.

Improvements in K-14 education to get every child literate, numerate, graduating from high school and, where possible, into at least community college, the military or technical training.

He said the new qualification would ensure children leave school "literate and numerate".

He said an “anti-maths mindset” had made Britain one of the least numerate nations in the developed world.

Rishi Sunak said the UK was one of the least numerate countries in the developed world in a speech championing maths.