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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Some schools with crumbling concrete may have to be demolished, experts warn

PA Wire

Some of the English schools found to have crumbling concrete may have to be demolished if repairs become too expensive, experts have told The Independent.

Rishi Sunak’s government – under fire over years of “underinvestment” in school repair work – has been told it could be more cost-effective to write off some of the older affected schools and build new ones.

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