i hope all those people that put liz truss in number ten, i hope it was worth it, i hope it was worth it to sit around the cabinet table, because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary. fix, because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary. our party is extraordinary. a weak prime minister our party is extraordinary. a weak prime minister flailing our party is extraordinary. a weak prime minister flailing from - our party is extraordinary. a weak prime minister flailing from one l prime minister flailing from one crisis to the next, and a big, blunt question tonight is this a government in its death spiral? is this your last prime minister s questions? earlier, the prime minister had been fighting off renewed demands to step down after the collapse of the mini budget. economic credibility, gone. and her supposed best friend, the former chancellor, he s gone as well. they re all gone, so why is she still here? cheers mr speaker. sneers m
Or partially shut. Its over Safety Concerns about what is known as raac a type of concrete, thats known to be at risk of crumbling. Meanwhile, in the last hour another twist with the Education Secretary caught on camera voicing herfrustrations about the media coverage. This is Gillian Keegan after an interview with itv news. Does anyone ever say, you have done a good job because everyone else has sat on their bleep and done nothing . No signs of that, no . The footage was captured by itv news as the Camera Repositioned for extra shots at the end of an interview with the minister, while she was still wearing her microphone. This was the prime ministers response to accusations of refusing to adequately fund School Repairs. Are you to blame for. Whats happening now . And do you want to apologize to parents and pupils . I think that is completely and utterly wrong. Actually, one of the first things i did as chancellor in my first Spending Review in 2020 was to announce a new Ten Year Schoo
This came after the Prime Minister rejected suggestions that he oversaw budget cuts that meant that crumbling concrete in schools in england was not replaced. It comes after claims from a former senior Civil Servant that rishi sunak halved the money available for the safety work while he was chancellor in 2021. This afternoon the Education Secretary apologised after her frustration boiled over during questioning about the way the government was handling the situation. It all comes as thouands of School Children mainly in england start the new term not sure whether their schools will be fully open or not. We start tonight with our Political Editor chris mason on a busy first day back for mp5. Fight night good evening, sophie. Certainly they fight night good evening, sophie. Certainly they see fight night good evening, sophie. Certainly they see as fight night good evening, sophie. Certainly they see as mp5 fight night good evening, sophie. Certainly they see as mps return i certainly th
For poor performances in training. Good afternoon. The new School Year Begins in england this week with more than 100 schools completely or partially closed because of fears about crumbling concrete, known as raac. A former top Civil Servant has accused the Prime Minister rishi sunak of cutting the money for School Repairs when he was chancellor mr sunak says its Utterly Wrong to blame him. In scotland, 35 schools are affected and checks are under way in wales and northern ireland. Ellie price reports. School is back. Sort of. But not for those affected by the wrong kind of concrete. For many, it has meant a partial closure of School Buildings and a mad scramble right at the start of a new school year, to find alternatives. We at the start of a new school year, to find alternatives. At the start of a new school year, to find alternatives. We have Three Com Anies to find alternatives. We have three companies coming to find alternatives. We have three companies coming out to find alterna
Lets start with the story thats dominated the uk Political Agenda for the last few days. Rishi sunak says its Utterly Wrong to blame him forfailing to tackle the issue of unsafe concrete in school buldings. As thousands of children return to classrooms today after the summer break, its emerged that more than a hundred schools in england and scotland will be closed or partially shut. Its over Safety Concerns about what is known as raac a type of concrete, thats known to be at risk of crumbling. Our Political Editor chris mason reports on a busy first day back for mps. You probably hadnt heard of it until the other day, but this stuff concrete that can get crumbly is building into a political mess. Did rishi sunak, when he was chancellor, walk away from repairs happening sooner . The man who used to be the Department For Educations most senior Civil Servant reckons he did. I was absolutely amazed to see that the decision made by the government was to halve the School Rebuilding programme