Concrete crisis: Rishi Sunak says claims he slashed funding for school rebuilding are 'utterly wrong'

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Concrete crisis: Rishi Sunak says claims he slashed funding for school rebuilding are 'utterly wrong'
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Thousands of pupils face disruption at the start of term this week following an order to fully or partially close 104 schools because of concerns about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), which is prone to collapse.

1:02 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it is 'completely and utterly wrong' to suggest that he is to blame for failing to fully fund a programme to rebuild England's schools when he was chancellor.

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