Education Secretary Gillian Keegan asks why nobody has thanked her for doing a 'f***ing good job' in sweary outburst
04.09.2023 - 13:55
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Education Secretary was caught on camera voicing her frustrations over coverage surrounding the potentially dangerous concrete in many British schools.
Footage released by ITV News shows Gillian Keegan, who was still wearing a microphone while the camera repositioned for extra shots, claiming the government had gone "over and above" in dealing with the situation. She could also be heard criticising others during the short outburst.
It comes following reports that more than 100 schools in the UK contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (raac) - while Ms Keegan today admitted hundreds more could be affected. It has resulted in a number of schools being forced to close shortly before the start of the new school year while repairs take place.
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In a clip shared by ITV, the Education Secretary could be heard saying: "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? No signs of that, no?”
She previously spoke out for the first time this morning since the issue had begun being reported. Speaking to Sky News, she said she chose to take a "very cautious approach" and close schools just days before the new term after concrete had "failed" in settings previously classified as non-critical over the summer.
Speaking to Sky News, she said: "What happened over the summer is we had three cases – not in schools, some in schools, some not in schools – and I sent structural engineers out to see them, somewhere in commercial settings, and some in different jurisdictions.
“And when they went out to see them, they thought there’d been a failure, but it was in