PMQs: Sunak and Starmer clash over concrete chaos in schools

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said "cowboys are running the country" as the controversy surrounding the closure of schools built with dangerous concrete continues.

Just as the list of those affected schools was published, Labour said the Tories were "blaming everyone but themselves".

"The truth is this crisis is the inevitable result of 13 years of cutting corners botched jobs, and sticking plaster politics," Mr Starmer said.

"It's the sort of thing you expect from cowboy builders saying that everyone else is wrong.

"Everyone else is to blame. Protesting they've done a good job. Even if the ceiling falls. The difference, Mr Speaker, is that in this case, the cowboys are running the country."

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[marionmaybury]

I am tired of the rich and wealthy telling us how good they are to us.

[ct]

Just turned 23 and I am in disbelief that people actually put up with this sh*t. What are they even going on about half a time? It’s like a bad primary school play!

[abasilumsmith]

Sunak did not answer a single question. Not one.

[Paul-ebjp]

Sunak always seems like he's about to burst into tears, not surprising really.

[TheBalhamboy]

Sunak seems to have caught waffle from BoJo

[solschwarz]

Sunak's repeated defence is that Labour never brought it up.
In other words, the Tories won't do anything unless pointed out by Labour!
And his jabs against Starmer, which are really getting old and silly, just show how he is out of ammunition!
And why do get the impression that Sunak gets really irritated at being cross-examined?

[ajd]

Let the country have a say in how great the tories have done for 13 years!!!

[joncrowe]

Im sorry "small boats down". Im calling BS to that

The whole lot of them are not fit for the job

[johnoldfield]

The education system is missing so much post educational societal functionality.

[John-spkw]

They couldn't fix a box of lego together

[roberttalbot]

School in county Durham are falling down to dust and rubble.

[robertstrong]

To a Torry tax payers money is there to profit from and to invest in private companies for self gain. It is not there to help the British people or any British country, we are like cash cows 🐄 to them

[roberttalbot]

Darlington school is collapsing to dust and rubble.😢

[destrozar]

I guess the fact that Sunak bothered to turn up is a bonus. Who wants to debate with Jeremy Hunt.

[hawsrulebegin]

Sunak smacks of defeat and I can’t wait til the Tories disappear. I’m not in tune with some of Labours ideas but they are easily the better option for our future.

[jojohhojol]

destroyer system system brixit system 👍Mr PM
continue development

[robinj]

I see Sunak hasnt stopped telling fibs then. Worse than Johnson

[GK-qcry]

This might be the final straw that breaks the Tories in the election. This will last long into next year.

[paulferrara]

Oi don’t compare cowboys to anyone’s government even ours. Please don’t insult cowboys that way. I know what ya mean by that.
Ye haw.😮
We have lunatics running governments of late.