Category: Raac (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete)

Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete

Leader of headteachers’ union warns of disruption to students’ learning and urges government actionA headteachers’ union is calling on the government to provide “financial protection” for schools at...

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Labour formally drops £28bn green pledge and blames Tories for ‘crashing the economy’ – UK politics live

The announcement ends weeks of speculation about the policyRishi Sunak has refused to apologise for the anti-trans jibe he made about Keir Starmer at PMQs yesterday, after being told Brianna Ghey’s mother would be...

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Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise to Brianna Ghey’s father over trans jibe – UK politics live

Prime minister says he was making a point about Keir Starmer and using tragedy to ‘detract from point I was making is worst of politics’Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise for the anti-trans jibe he made about Keir...

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Hospitals ‘falling to bits’ as NHS England faces record repairs bill of £12bn

Experts say crumbling concrete and other issues threaten ‘catastrophic failures or major disruption to clinical services’The NHS in England has a record repairs bill of almost £12bn, new figures show, with...

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‘A disgrace’: headteachers attack Hunt’s failure to provide money for schools in autumn statement

No new investment in staffing and buildings in England and Wales, despite Rishi Sunak’s funding pledgeHeadteachers have called the government’s failure to invest in school staff and crumbling buildings in the autumn...

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700,0000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment

A damning parliamentary inquiry has revealed hundreds of thousands of children are learning in potentially unsafe buildingsThe state of disrepair of some schools is so bad that 700,000 pupils are learning in classrooms that need...

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700,000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment

A damning parliamentary inquiry has revealed hundreds of thousands of children are learning in potentially unsafe buildingsThe state of disrepair of some schools is so bad that 700,000 pupils are learning in classrooms that need...

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UK public services in ‘doom loop’ due to short-term policies, thinktank warns

Institute for Government says ‘crumbling’ services are far worse than when Tories took power in 2010Britain’s public services are stuck in a “doom loop” of recurring crises as a result of...

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Efforts to avoid ‘Grenfell-scale tragedy’ not taken seriously, says ex-mandarin

Exclusive: Building safety minister demanded ‘do nothing’ option be added to policy paper on collapse risksPotentially catastrophic building safety risks, including the chance of a collapse causing a...

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Almost 90% of voters – including 65% of Tories – say Britain needs fresh team of leaders, poll suggests – as it happened

Rishi Sunak’s government seen as less competent that Boris Johnson’s administration. This live blog is closedThe UK economy is set to witness the highest inflation rate of the world’s G7 advanced economies this...

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Almost 90% of voters – including 65% of Tories – say Britain needs fresh team of leaders, poll suggests – UK politics live

Rishi Sunak’s government seen as less competent that Boris Johnson’s administrationThe UK economy is set to witness the highest inflation rate of the world’s G7 advanced economies this year, according to new...

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