School concrete crisis: Who will pay?

<p>As the new term officially begins, there’s a row over who will shoulder the burden of paying to repair all the schools affected by the concrete crisis.&nbsp;</p><br><p>The start of the new academic year saw dozens of schools in England fully, or partially closed, due to potentially unsafe reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete - also known as RAAC.</p><br><p>Now, the government is under pressure to publish a full list of buildings that are impacted, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hit back at those blaming him for the crisis.</p><br><p>The Evening Standard’s Deputy Political Editor, Jitendra Joshi, shares his insight from Westminster.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>