complete. we will do everything we canto _ complete. we will do everything we canto help— complete. we will do everything we can to help parents, support teachers _ can to help parents, support teachers and get children back to normal_ teachers and get children back to normal school life as possible. the labour leader wasn't satisfied with the prime minister's response and asked why the he is denying responsibility for the situation? well, mr speaker, wood green academy in sandwell was on labour's building list in 2010. they scrapped it and now children there are in a crumbling school. the head of the national audit office accuses him of taking a sticking plaster approach. the nao report says he cut £869 million. the person who ran the department for education says he is personally responsible. on monday, he leapt to his own defence, saying it is utterly wrong to blame him. so why does literally everyone else say it is his fault? mr speaker, the professional advice from the technical experts on raac

has evolved over time, and indeed it is something that successive governments have dealt with, dating back to 1994, mr speaker. now, as new advice has come forward, the government has rightly, decisively and swiftly acted in the face of that advice. but he talked about school budgets and talked about what i had done, but let me just walk him through the facts of actually what that spending review did, because he brought it up. he brought it up so presumably he would like to hear the facts. funding for school maintenance and rebuilding will average {2.6 billion a year over this parliament as a result of that spending review, which represents a 20% increase on the years before. indeed, mr speaker, farfrom cutting budgets as he alleges, the amount spent last year was the highest in a decade. that spending review... that spending review maintained...

mr speaker, that spending review maintained the school rebuilding programme, delivering 500 schools over a decade, a pace completely consistent with what had happened previously. and mr speaker, it is worth pointing out that during the parliamentary debate on that spending review, the labour party and him did not raise the issue of raac one single time. so before he jumps on the next political bandwagon, he should get his facts straight. live now to westminster to speak to our political correspondent, jess parker. this was a big day for the prime minister. he had to respond to questions about how his government has responded to the concrete crisis. how did he do? in has responded to the concrete crisis. how did he do? in many ways, it was quite — crisis. how did he do? in many ways, it was quite a — crisis. how did he do? in many ways, it was quite a predictable _ crisis. how did he do? in many ways,

it was quite a predictable exchange i it was quite a predictable exchange between the prime minister and the labour leader. it had been clear from earlier on today, if not earlier this week, that the labour party would choose this issue, which really has been a dominating one in the uk, to bring it up at the first prime minister's questions after the summer recess. keir starmer had a few prepared choice phrases to try and pin on the conservative government. he said they were cowboy builders running the country, that it was sticking plaster politics. the kind of sound bites were used to hearing in these prime minister's questions exchanges. he listed schools, as well, according to labour, had they continued in power after 2010, these schools were in line for an investment that they didn't get under the conservative led government, and at the conservative party has not been in

charge for 13 years. as you heard from rishi sunak, he related try to hit back. he knew what was good to happen, i think, hit back. he knew what was good to happen, ithink, and hit back. he knew what was good to happen, i think, and the kinds of points that keir starmer was going to try and make. he accused keir starmer of political opportunism, he talked about the investment the government has put into schools. i think what ministers are really time to do as much as possible on this is contextualise the issue. there were a few nicks figures around, but he seemed to suggest, i think as far as england is concerned at least— we have been getting separate list for england, and scotland— he suggested that around 1% of schools so far have been affected by this unsafe country issue. not by any stretch of the imagination the majority of schools. he said mitigation

measures, not entire long—term solutions, mitigations should take days and weeks. [10 solutions, mitigations should take days and weeks.— days and weeks. do you think this issue has been _ days and weeks. do you think this issue has been settled _ days and weeks. do you think this issue has been settled in - days and weeks. do you think this issue has been settled in terms i days and weeks. do you think thisj issue has been settled in terms of the prime minister's questions? he has had opportunity to put the his case forward. has had opportunity to put the his case forward-— has had opportunity to put the his case forward. ~ . . , , , case forward. what happens next? i think the astra _ case forward. what happens next? i think the astra four _ case forward. what happens next? i think the astra four answer - case forward. what happens next? i think the astra four answer is - case forward. what happens next? i think the astra four answer is no. i think the astra four answer is no. labour are pushing this afternoon to get some documents published that will mainly spell out funding decisions made around education infrastructure when rishi sunak was chancellor. that is a potential learning... we are getting information more schools will be published as a result of this issue. other public buildings, there could be implications for them as well. so i don't think this issue is settled at all. live now to colchester to sarah skinner, ceo of the penrose learning trust. three of the eight schools within the trust — claydon high school,

east bergholt high school and hadleigh high school — all had their start of term delayed and are on the government—published list of schools constructed with raac concrete. just start by telling us how your students have been affected. immensely. i had won the school with 12 classrooms that we can't use, the second with 16, and the third has 11; classrooms. i had to give the start of year trading days for staff an extra day to allow us to read timetable, get contractors and who are allowed into the building is doing the work to remove resources for us. we are trying to get we organised. i'm trying to secure 26 temporary classrooms at the moment. it's busy.

temporary classrooms at the moment. it's bus . . , ., , . it's busy. there are questions about how schools — it's busy. there are questions about how schools can _ it's busy. there are questions about how schools can go _ it's busy. there are questions about how schools can go about _ it's busy. there are questions about how schools can go about trying - it's busy. there are questions about how schools can go about trying to i how schools can go about trying to resolve these questions, whether they will have enough funding, enough resources. what is at the situation for your trust? we enough resources. what is at the situation for your trust?- situation for your trust? we have been too little _ situation for your trust? we have been too little capital _ situation for your trust? we have been too little capital cost - situation for your trust? we have been too little capital cost and i been too little capital cost and temporary classroom costs will be met by the dfe, so that is very clear. but we have to be able to find those bases to be delivered. there are a lot of schools at the same resources at the moment, so it is incredibly challenging.— is incredibly challenging. going back to your — is incredibly challenging. going back to your students, - is incredibly challenging. going back to your students, that - is incredibly challenging. going back to your students, that are j is incredibly challenging. going back to your students, that are real concerns about the long—term impact for them, for being out of school for them, for being out of school for an extended period of time. that are questions about the impact on their social skills as well as education. what are those concerns? it is across the board, really. we now students are safest when they're in school, know they learn best when

they have teachers. that is now disrupted, as well as to parents and the work they do. we pride ourselves on the education we give. of course everything is being disrupted, some students are on remote learning until the security temporary accommodation. year seven and 11, we thought it was very important to settle the year seven end, they were looking forward to joining high school. year 11 have a much shorter year because of when they take their exams, so they have to be a priority. but year eight, nine and ten are no less important to us, and we are having to rotate them around for home learning. the we are having to rotate them around for home learning.— for home learning. the prime minister mentioned _ for home learning. the prime minister mentioned need - for home learning. the prime minister mentioned need to l for home learning. the prime - minister mentioned need to school having a caseworker from the department for education. how are they assisting duke is not how is that relationship going? i they assisting duke is not how is that relationship going?- they assisting duke is not how is that relationship going? i have to

sa , the that relationship going? i have to say, the caseworkers _ that relationship going? i have to say, the caseworkers have - that relationship going? i have to say, the caseworkers have been i say, the caseworkers have been excellent. we meet with them every single day since last thursday when we first heard. they are doing their utmost to help us, but at the moment they cannot give us a timeline for when temporary accommodation will get to us. as it stands today, we have secured six temporary classrooms anywhere waiting for a delivery date. we think this afternoon we have secured a further 14 afternoon we have secured a further 11; temporary spaces. but this is myself and my team having to do this. the dfe caseworkers are being helpful, but we need to know that these classrooms are that are supposed to be at our disposal. hour supposed to be at our disposal. how does this leave _ supposed to be at our disposal. how does this leave you feeling right now? ~ . . .,, , does this leave you feeling right now? . , . now? well, i am cross, but at the moment that _ now? well, i am cross, but at the moment that feels _ now? well, i am cross, but at the moment that feels like _ now? well, i am cross, but at the moment that feels like wasted . moment that feels like wasted energy. we need to get as many children back in front of teachers as we can. yet now, i need to focus on the solution, not the problem, at the moment. it might thank you very much, sarah skinner.—

much, sarah skinner. thank you for 'oinin: us much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here _ much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on _ much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on bbc— much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on bbc news. - much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on bbc news. now. joining us here on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello, the heat wave is continuing into its fourth day today. much of the uk hot and sunny out there. this was the picture in gwyneth a little bit earlier on. beautiful blue skies there. some of us have had a little bit more cloud, but the temperatures are the real talking point. the hottest day of the year so far was way back injune at 32.2 celsius. but today we're likely to see one or two spots getting up to 32 celsius once again. so potentially the warmest day of the year so far. meanwhile, storm daniel sits in the central mediterranean. now that has brought some really heavy rain to parts of greece, some torrential flooding, for instance, there. but here it is high pressure that's driving our weather. we've had a bit of low cloud just lingering around some of these east coasts, but that's tending to burn back towards the coast through the rest of the afternoon. so, temperatures between around the mid 20s to possibly the low 30s

down towards the southeast, but well above average. a little bit cooler perhaps around the east coast of scotland where you keep the cloud through this evening and overnight, most of us dry and muggy, but you can see a bit more cloud and a few showers just moving into western areas. so you might hear the odd rumble of thunder for southwest england, wales, towards the isle of man by the end of the night. so its warm, it's muggy out there tonight, particularly in the south. temperatures not falling much lower than 20 degrees for a few spots. and we're looking at the mid—teens further north. thursday then against the mist and some fog patches here and there, particularly close to the east coast with that onshore breeze tending to burn away again through the day. another hot, dry day for many areas. but again, the threat of a few coastal showers and thunderstorms around these irish sea coasts. inland, though, again, it's hot, similar to today, temperatures up to around about 30 degrees, perhaps even a little bit higher than that and spot the difference again into friday. we start with some low cloud and fogginess, especially close to the east coast, which tends to burn back through the day. many of us dry and sunny. but again, the chance of the odd

rogue shower in the far west. top temperatures, high 20s, possibly low 30s once again on friday. so another hot day. now, the weather doesn't change in a hurry. but let's just fast forward through the weekend, and then sunday night into monday, we'll start to see the arrival of low pressure areas bringing potentially a bit of a break down in the heat and the dry weather that we've been seeing. so, sunshine holds on through the weekend for most, perhaps a few showers in the north west, does turn a little bit cooler, though, into the middle of next week. bye— bye.

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from the event in hackney. hello. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. it's been confirmed 147 schools in england are affected by the country's crumbling concrete crisis. 19 of them have been forced to delay the start of the new school term. the list of schools was published by the department for education today. in prime minister's questions, rishi sunak said the government had acted decisively. but labour leader sir keir starmer said the problem showed "cowboys were running the country". mr speaker, i know how

concerned parents, children and teachers are and i want to start by assuring them