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Gillian Keegan says £34m revamp of DfE headquarters had ‘nothing to do with me’

The Education Secretary distanced herself from any involvement in the decision-making process surrounding the refurbishment project.

The Independent UK

Thousands of pupils forced to stay home as school starts over concrete concerns

The Department for Education has published a long-awaited list of schools and colleges in England identified as having collapse-prone Raac.

The Independent UK

Speaker intervenes as SNP MP calls Labour and Tories ‘two cheeks of same arse’

Rishi Sunak noted that the question was mostly aimed at Sir Keir Starmer, and added that he ‘wouldn’t want to get in the middle of that’.

The Independent UK

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Starmer: ‘Gillian Keegan’s £34m Whitehall office makeover shows reality of uncaring Tories’

‘The cowboys are running the country,’ says Labour leader during feisty PMQs

The Independent UK

PMQs sketch: Starmer turns up heat on Sunak over concrete (though ceiling doesn’t quite cave in on PM)

On what may be the warmest day of the year, Sir Keir Starmer mercilessly turned up the political heat on Rishi Sunak over the schools concrete crisis at their first post-summer PMQs clash on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Gillian Keegan’s department ‘gave £1m from schools rebuilding pot to company linked to husband’

‘Questions to answer’ claims Labour, after Michael Keegan’s connection to firm with IT contract revealed

The Independent UK

Three-quarters of schools hit by concrete crisis are in Tory areas

Guardian analysis of newly published government list shows that 109 of the 147 affected schools are in Conservative constituencies

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DfE accused of covering up crumbling concrete at Scottish school for months

Exclusive: Scottish government sources say they were kept in dark about evidence of decay at a private school in Perthshire

The Guardian - UK

Crumbling concrete schools would have been rebuilt under scrapped scheme

At least 13 schools now affected by the Raac row would have been included in the axed Building Schools for the Future programme.

The Independent UK

Headteachers angrily accuse Sunak of ‘dumping on them’ in crumbling concrete fiasco

They claim Michael Gove ‘gleefully’ scrapped plans to rebuild schools – and say Sunak’s plan to fix problem would take 440 years

The Independent UK

The Tory mission has failed: British people don’t want a smaller state

Despite their campaign victories, the Conservatives have made surprisingly few converts to their biggest idea. Now they have nothing left to say, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Labour to force vote to reveal ‘full extent’ of crumbling concrete crisis

Party plans to force vote to reveal information about ‘full extent’ of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in school buildings

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to face PMQs test over schools concrete crisis

Labour is demanding to know how much the Prime Minister knew about the school buildings trouble when he was chancellor.

The Independent UK

Investigation under way to find out if parliamentary estate has any Raac

Authorities unsure whether the aerated concrete at risk of collapse is present anywhere on the estate

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Concrete crisis: Labour compares Gillian Keegan’s response to mayor in Jaws

Opposition posts spoof on education department’s ‘most schools unaffected’ tweet, referencing minimisation of shark attacks

The Independent UK

What a nerve! Now Gillian Keegan tells schools to ‘get off their backsides’ to help fix concrete crisis

Exclusive: Hot mic education secretary issues ultimatum to education chiefs to fix her crumbling concrete crisis – as Raac concerns spread to care homes

The Guardian - UK

Tories try to reset after Raac and ruin while Keegan is unrepentant

It was another train wreck from the education secretary – it’s almost as if she’s desperate to get sacked

The Independent UK

Now Houses of Parliament being tested for crumbling concrete as crisis grows

Surveyors are on the parliamentary estate looking for Raac

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Evening Standard

School chiefs told to ‘get off their backsides’ and fill out concrete survey by Gillian Keegan

The Education Secretary has been criticised for trying to shift he blame onto schools

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Keegan tells education leaders to ‘get off backsides’ and answer Raac survey

NEU calls education secretary’s comments ‘outrageous’, as Keegan links frustration over survey to on-camera outburst

The Independent UK

School chiefs told to ‘get off their backsides’ and fill out concrete survey

The Education Secretary has been criticised for shifting the blame onto schools during the concrete crisis.

The Independent UK

Education secretary orders school leaders to ‘get off their backsides’ to sort crumbling concrete surveys

Gillian Keegan said one in 20 schools is yet to complete a questionnaire sent out last year and called on leaders to respond quickly

The Guardian - UK

The hapless Gillian Keegan had one thing right: this is a nation ruled by arse-sitters

As the education secretary is finding out, to be a Tory minister is to spend the bulk of your time cleaning up your own party’s messes, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Justice behind closed doors is no such thing

Justice is supposed to be blind, but not like this. Behind closed doors, unlawful fines have been handed out to parents for truancy offences, women have been prosecuted while being unaware of cases against them and a sick pensioner convicted for visiting his allotment during the Covid lockdown.

The Independent UK

Just four schools rebuilt in last two years, government admits as concrete crisis deepens

Sunak accused of ‘sticking plaster approach’ by top watchdog, as rebuilding figures revealed

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