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<\/p>\nBITTER Gillian Keegan was caught on camera today moaning that she's done a "f***ing good job" sorting out the concrete crisis while others "sat on their ass".<\/p>\n
The gaffe-prone Education Secretary began ranting about the scandal after finishing an interview with ITV, having forgotten her microphone was still switched on.<\/p>\n
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An under-fire Ms Keegan said: "Do you know what, does anyone ever say you know what you've done a f***ing good job as everyone else has sat on their arse and done nothing?<\/p>\n
"No signs of that?"<\/p>\n
A No10 source said Rishi Sunak retains "full confidence" in Ms Keegan.<\/p>\n
The Education Secretary later "apologised" for her "off the cuff" remark.<\/p>\n
She blamed ITV's "tough" interviewer for prompting the comments.<\/p>\n
"I would like to apologise for my choice language, that was unnecessary," the red-faced Education Secretary said.<\/p>\n
Responding to the debarcle, Shadow Schools Minister Stephen Morgan said: \u201cThis is a staggering admission that Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives have done nothing to address a problem that they have known about for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Education Secretary has displayed staggering arrogance for saying she deserves a pat on the back for the chaos that is gripping our schools on their watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFamilies, school leaders and school staff deserve an immediate apology for these appalling comments.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The new\u00a0school\u00a0year kicked off in chaos today as the Education Secretary warned surveyors are still scrambling to check all pupils are safe from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).<\/p>\n A total of\u00a0156 schools\u00a0were told last week their buildings contained the crumbling concrete.<\/p>\n Of those, 104 have partially or completely closed, delaying the start of term for thousands of pupils.<\/p>\n For other kids returning to the classroom, lessons will take place in office blocks and portacabins.<\/p>\n With parliament back in session after a six-week summer break, ministers are under huge pressure to sort out\u00a0the scandal.<\/p>\n Officials have bumped up the number of firms surveying buildings from two to eight.<\/p>\n It came as a former chief at the\u00a0Department for Education\u00a0claimed\u00a0Rishi Sunak\u00a0slashed funding to fix up reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) during his time as Chancellor.<\/p>\n But this morning Mr Sunak snapped back: " I think that is completely and utterly wrong.<\/p>\n "Actually one of the first things I did as chancellor, in my first spending review in 2020, was to announce a new 10-year school re-building programme for 500 schools.<\/p>\n "Now that equates to about 50 schools a year, that will be refurbished or rebuilt."<\/p>\n RAAC was widely used in public buildings from the 1950s to the 1980s.<\/p>\n Air pockets in the unstable concrete crumble, weakening structures.<\/p>\n Where RAAC was used for load-bearing walls or roofs, entire buildings are in danger of collapsing without warning.<\/p>\n The issue was first highlighted in 1999 and became a major issue after the partial collapse of a roof at a Kent school in 2018.<\/p>\n Ministers have come under fire for refusing to publish a full list of schools instructed to completely or partially shut down.<\/p>\n This morning Ms Keegan vowed a register will go live "this week".<\/p>\n She insisted DfE officials want to be completely sure of the data before making it public.<\/p>\n The Education Secretary said: "We will publish the list, but I do want to double-check that the school has had the opportunity – because not all the schools are back yet – to tell all parents."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RM-chris-pincher-op.jpg\")
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