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    Watch PMQs full exchange as Sunak and Starmer clash over school concrete crisis

    Watch the full PMQs exchange between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday 6 September.The prime minister was grilled on what he knew about the crumbling concrete crisis, with the government releasing a full list of schools affected by the issue just minutes before the session started.Despite being on the back foot, Mr Sunak said the government acted “decisively” on the Raac crisis and called Mr Starmer “Captain Hindsight”.The Labour leader, meanwhile, likened the Tories to “cowboy builders” and accused them of letting schools crumble. More

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    Concrete schools crisis: The full list of schools affected by Raac

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The government has published the full list of schools so far identified to be affected by Raac concrete. The list, published just 30 minutes before Rishi Sunak faced the Commons for prime minister’s […] More

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    Sunak accuses Starmer of ‘punishing’ hardworking families with Ulez expansion

    Rishi Sunak has accused the Labour Party and Sir Keir Starmer of “punishing” hardworking families with the London Ulez expansion.The prime minister said it is “disappointing” that Sir Keir “allowed the Labour mayor to introduce Ulez, charging hardworking people £12.50 every time they start their car”.“All I can say, Mr Speaker, is that while we focus on helping hard-working families, all he does is punish them,” Mr Sunak claimed, suggesting the Ulez expansion only “adds to the burden of the cost of living”. More

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    Tories boosted by £5m donation from health entrepreneur amid dwindling pool of supporters

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservatives have been handed huge £5m donation from a millionaire healthcare entrepreneur, as the party relies on a select group of mega-rich backers to boost its coffers. Frank Hester, founder and chief executive […] More

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    Labour to force vote to reveal ‘full extent’ of crumbling concrete crisis

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour will attempt to force ministers to publish documents detailing the full extent of the crumbling concrete crisis facing Britain. The party plans to force a vote to “reveal information about the full […] More

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    Now Houses of Parliament being tested for crumbling concrete as crisis grows

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tests are being carried out on the Houses of Parliament for a form of crumbling concrete that has already caused chaos with the closure of more than 100 schools. Surveyors are on the […] More

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    Education secretary orders headteachers to ‘get off their backsides’ to sort crumbling concrete surveys

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The education secretary has ordered headteachers to “get off their backsides” to complete surveys into whether their buildings contain dangerous crumbling concrete. Gillian Keegan said one in 20 schools is yet to complete […] More

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    Roundup of the most notorious hot-mic slip-ups after Gillian Keegan’s sweary outburst

    Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, is facing criticism after her sweary outburst over the school concrete crisis was caught by a hot mic on Monday 4 September.In a moment of frustration, she hit out at those who she argued had “sat on their arse and done nothing” and questioned why no one was saying “You’ve done a f****** good job”.While her outburst piles pressure on Rishi Sunak and the government, Ms Keegan wasn’t the first politician to be caught out by a live microphone – and she certainly won’t be the last.Here, The Independent takes a look at some of the most famous hot-mic moments from years gone by. More