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
Understand what we are seeing as we wait for Angela Rayner to begin speaking. She is an interesting character, isnt she . Big personality. What function do you think she fulfils within the labour party as we move towards an expected election . figs party as we move towards an expected election . ,. , election . As the elected Deputy Leader that election . As the elected Deputy Leader that role election . As the elected Deputy Leader that role for election . As the elected Deputy Leader that role for her election . As the elected Deputy Leader that role for her is election . As the elected Deputy Leader that role for her is fixed, j leader that role for her is fixed, she was selected by Labour Party Members and are still seen as a popularfigure among members and are still seen as a popular figure among members. Members and are still seen as a popularfigure among members. She has talked extensively including at a womens rally yesterday about her background, being someone who knows what
Labour leader Keir Starmer has appointed Angela Rayner as shadow levelling up secretary in place of Lisa Nandy, who was demoted to covering the international development brief.
Labour s new shadow Justice Secretary was one of the party s MPs to sign a letter opposing rapists, murderers and child sex offenders being deported back to Jamaica.