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Keegan caught on camera swearing about coverage of schools concrete row

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan criticised others and claimed the Government had gone ‘over and above’.

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Firm solution needed for concrete problem

It is back to school day across the country — or it ought to be. Instead, pupils at 104 schools and colleges, eight of them in London, face serious disruption after full and partial closures of the buildings they use over fears about a catastrophic collapse of the concrete used…

Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023

'Hell of a quote': Education Secretary in explicit rant following ITV interview

THE Education Secretary has been recorded making an explicit rant following an ITV interview about concrete risks in schools.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2023

Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of England’s crumbling schools, says ex-official

Former top civil servant at Department for Education PM says there was evidence of ‘critical risk to life’ when PM was chancellor

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

Monday briefing: School is back in session … so long as your classroom hasn’t collapsed

In today’s newsletter: Unsafe buildings and a teacher exodus are only some of the challenges facing schools this year

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

No extra money to fund school repairs, Treasury says despite Hunt’s ‘spend what it takes’ promise

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised on Sunday to ‘spend what it takes’ to make classrooms safe

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

No extra money to fund school repairs, Treasury says after Hunts ‘spend what it takes’ promise

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised on Sunday to ‘spend what it takes’ to make classrooms safe.

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023

Fears more schools could be affected by crumbling concrete as new term begins

More than 100 schools and colleges have been told to fully or partially shut due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved areated concrete

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2023

Hunt: We will ‘spend what it takes’ to make schools safe from crumbling concrete

More than 100 schools and colleges have been told to fully or partially shut due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved areated concrete.

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023

Jeremy Hunt vows to ‘spend what it takes’ to tackle school concrete crisis

Chancellor says asbestos in some of same buildings could complicate efforts to fix Raac problem in England

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023