Education secretary says ‘bad press’ over her handling of Raac ‘really hasn’t bothered me that much’

The education secretary, Gillian Keegan, has branded those raising questions about her handling of the crumbling concrete crisis in schools “sensationalists”.

At a behind-closed-doors drinks reception co-hosted by the “Conservatives in communications” network on Wednesday night, Keegan continued to brush off criticism about the government changing its advice to schools days before the autumn term began.

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