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Jitendra Joshi

Crumbling concrete crisis grows as minister defends propping up schools with girders

A minister came under fire today amid a growing school buildings scandal as he defended using classrooms with ceilings propped up with girders.

In a combative round of media interviews, schools minister Nick Gibb denied that he should resign after the Government’s last-minute decision to close, either partially or completely, more than 100 schools and colleges due to fears of crumbling concrete.

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