Labour points assault advert taking goal at Rishi Sunak over college concrete scandal

Sep 03, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Labour points assault advert taking goal at Rishi Sunak over college concrete scandal

The college concrete scandal has prompted Labour to revive its sequence of controversial assault adverts on Rishi Sunak.

A brand new social media publish on Sunday options the prime minister’s face alongside the tagline: “Do you think your child’s school should be safe? Rishi Sunak doesn’t.”

It comes as the federal government continues to analyze the extent of issues with crumbling concrete, also referred to as reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

Dozens of colleges have been affected, with many unable to reopen in the coming days as they had planned.

The Labour Party has gone on the offensive over the concrete chaos, however its newest assault advert may trigger controversy.

Previous iterations have accused the prime minister of failing to send child sex abusers to prison, being tender on gun crime and suggesting thieves shouldn’t be punished.

One of the adverts additionally took goal at Mr Sunak’s spouse Akshata Murty and her beforehand held non-dom tax standing.

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Speaking on Sky News’ new politics present Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, Jeremy Hunt mentioned extra faculties and different public buildings with structural issues may come to gentle within the coming weeks.

But he pledged that the federal government would do “what it takes to make sure that children are safe” and that as chancellor he would “prioritise spending money to sort out these problems where that needs to happen”.