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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Richard Adams Education editor

Shadow education secretary calls Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted comments ‘pathetic’

Bridget Phillipson wearing a pink coat
Bridget Phillipson said comments by Gillian Keegan were not befitting of someone in her position. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Bridget Phillipson has accused Gillian Keegan of “demeaning” the office of education secretary by saying she would probably have punched Ofsted inspectors, describing Keegan’s remarks as “pathetic”.

Keegan told a headteacher’s conference on Friday that she would “have probably punched” rude Ofsted inspectors, based on an account she had heard during a recent school visit.

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