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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

Keir Starmer likens government to ‘cowboy builders’ over concrete crisis

Labour leader accuses prime minister of neglecting pupils at state schools during combative PMQs

The Guardian - UK

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

‘Labour cannot be allowed to bankrupt Britain’, claims Sunak

The Prime Minister criticised Labour’s record running Birmingham.

The Independent UK

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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

SNP MP told off for calling Labour and Tories 'two cheeks of same arse'

AN SNP MP was pulled up by the Speaker at PMQs after using inappropriate language to describe the Unionist parties.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak faces ‘cowboy builders’ jibe from Labour over school concrete crisis

The two leaders clashed over the issue at Prime Minister’s Questions.

The Independent UK

Watch Stephen Flynn tell Rishi Sunak to get off his backside

STEPHEN Flynn has told the Prime Minister to “get off his backside” and fix rising prices and mortgage rates.

The National (Scotland)

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Starmer: Sunak’s champagne Tories put bubbly tax cut ahead of bubbly concrete

Labour leader criticises prime minister’s ‘choices’

The Independent UK

One of Britain’s biggest cities declared itself bankrupt

Birmingham’s council said in June that it has already paid £1.1 billion ($1.4 billion) in equal pay claims over the last decade.

Fortune

Schools say concrete surveys were sent back month ago after receiving ‘telling off’ letter from government

The row over crumbling concrete is growing as schools claimed they filled in safety surveys “months ago”, after the Education Secretary told headteachers to “get off their backsides” and send back the forms.

Evening Standard

Government publishes long-awaited list of schools affected by crumbling concrete

The list shows 19 schools have had to delay the start of term.

The Independent UK

Sunak urged to lobby Indian PM over release of jailed British blogger

The Sikh Federation said more than 70 MPs have written to Mr Sunak over the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal in India.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer accuses Sunak of prioritising champagne over schools

As chancellor, Sunak cut tax on champagne at same time as ending funding for school building repairs

The Guardian - UK

More than 70 MPs call on Rishi Sunak to demand Jaggi's release at G20 in India

A CROSS-PARTY group of more than 70 MPs has written a letter to the Prime Minister demanding he raise the case of a Scot facing the death penalty in…

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List of schools with safety-risk concrete revealed as Sunak denies cutting repairs budget – as it happened

Keir Starmer likens the Tories to ‘cowboy builders’ as the PM insists the government acted decisively in response to the problem

The Independent 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

Schools concrete crisis: Starmer attacks Sunak’s Tory ‘cowboys’ as full list of closures revealed

Prime minister ‘makes no apology’ for Raac decisions as Labour asks if he is ‘ashamed’ over crisis caused by 13 years of ‘botched jobs’

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

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Wednesday briefing: Green light for windfarms as Tories ease their de facto ban

In today’s newsletter: How 2015 legislation under David Cameron made it almost impossible to build windfarms, despite their effectiveness – and surprising popularity

The Guardian - 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 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

Labour demands to see advice Rishi Sunak given about schools concrete crisis

The Prime Minister has come under pressure over funding he allocated for school rebuilding programmes during his tenure as chancellor.

The Guardian - UK

What went wrong at Birmingham city council and what happens next?

UK’s largest local authority has said it is in dire financial straits, but Rishi Sunak has previously ruled out bailout

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 National (Scotland)

Home Office slammed for 'inhumane' room sharing at Perth asylum seeker hotels

SUELLA Braverman and the Home Office have been slammed for proposing to introduce enforced room sharing for asylum seekers at hotels in Scotland.

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