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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

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

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

Sir Gavin William apologised “fully and unreservedly” in the House of Commons for sending a series of expletive-laden messages to the former chief whip.Sir Gavin had sent a series of expletive-laden text messages to the then chief whip, Wendy Morton in September 2022 in the run-up to the Queen’s funeral, in part complaining that he was not invited to the ceremony. The messages were leaked to the media and Ms Morton lodged a complaint in November 2022.“During this exchange I used intemperate and inappropriate language which I regret and I apologised for shortly after,” he said.“I apologise to them again now and I apologise to the House fully and unreservedly. I will do my utmost to ensure this does not happen again.” More

The Education Secretary Gillian Keegan was played a viral clip of her swearing on a “hot mic” over the school concrete row live on the news. Sky News presenter, Sophie Ridge joked “I wasn’t sure she was going to turn up”, before playing the clip to the palpably uncomfortable minister. In the clip, Ms Keegan appeared unaware she was still being recorded. She said: “Does anyone ever say, you know what, you’ve done a f****** good job because everyone else has sat on their arse and done nothing?” The Education Secretary took part in a series of broadcast interviews on Monday morning (4 September) about the decision to fully or partially close schools in England because of safety concerns about concrete used to build some buildings. More

Rishi Sunak replacing Ben Wallace with Grant Shapps as defence secretary is “just reshuffling the deckchairs,” Emily Thornberry has said.The Shadow Attorney General told Sky News: “The ship is going down and they don’t have any new ideas.”Mr Shapps has been appointed to his fifth Cabinet role in the last year by becoming defence secretary on Thursday (31 August).His change in role was prompted by Mr Wallace’s formal resignation.Claire Coutinho has replaced Mr Shapps as energy secretary. More

Grant Shapps has been appointed to his fifth Cabinet role in the last year by becoming defence secretary in Rishi Sunak’s mini-reshuffle.His change in role was prompted by Ben Wallace’s formal resignation.Mr Shapps has a chequered history with the Tories; he was made shadow housing minister in 2007, with various ministerial roles in the years that followed.He was instrumental in a rebellion against Theresa May and was first appointed In Mr Sunak’s cabinet as business secretary, before taking on roles in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and now as defence secretary. More

Richard Madeley challenged Suella Braverman over her insistence that police must investigate every theft and follow all “reasonable” leads to solve crime.”On behalf of the viewers watching this programme who may have been burgled last night, please stop generalising and telling us how great it all is in other areas… tell us what has gone wrong,” the host said.According to figures from the year to March, 4.4 per cent of thefts resulted in someone being charged.Madeley’s challenge came as the Home Office published a letter to police leaders, asking officers to consider all evidence including CCTV and doorbell footage. More