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Labour revives controversial attack adverts campaign taking aim at Rishi Sunak claiming 'he doesn't think school buildings should be made safe' - Daily Mail (www.dailymail.co.uk)

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An incredible front page from the Mail.

But a Tory source described the advert as ‘pathetic’, pointing out that classrooms were being shut as a precaution in order to ensure that schools are safe for pupils to return this week.

They were informed that the buildings were very unsafe in January, and yet they have sent kids into the buildings all this year. The only reason they have owned up to them being unsafe is because a roof collapsed over the summer. This could so easily have been a major tragedy. There was a report published about this in 2019. Labour have been using FOI requests on the status of the repairs all year. IMO if a kid is injured or killed by this, there should be criminal charges.

A Conservative Party spokesman said: ‘Labour were warned about this when they were last in office and did nothing; they ignored the issue in opposition; and now it’s in the news they have decided they are interested.

No source cited OFC. Using Labour as an excuse for something you have ignored for 13 years is pretty pathetic. It shows they have no real justification for this at all.

The government are refusing to give a list of the schools involved. Labour have motioned a bill to get that list from them.

‘In the meantime, in Labour-run Wales they are recklessly sending students back to school without checking they are safe, leaving parents in the dark.’ Yesterday’s attack revived a notorious campaign run by Labour earlier this year.

Again no one except the government know which buildings are affected. You cannot react on information you do not have.

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[–] C4d@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The Conservative Party could’ve just, you know, sorted the concrete issues on a rolling basis.

At the time of the pandemic lockdowns, working on the schools when they were part-closed anyway might have been an optimum solution with the added bonus of keeping folks in business.

The attack ad is easy to put together because unfortunately the current Conservative Party provide such easy source material to work with.

Where is Mr Sunak just now anyway?

[–] Jacoolh@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love how this comes out just before the kids went back. Could've at least to rectify the situation a couple of months ago...

[–] C4d@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A material with a 30-odd year shelf life was used on buildings 30-odd years ago. Some time in the last ten years or so there ought to have been a plan in place.

If I recall correctly the money to do that kind of work was cut… in 2010.

[–] Jacoolh@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

When the Tories got in... of course.

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

He always hides when there is a crisis, which is most of the time. PMQs start again this week. He cannot avoid that without showing really bad optics.

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

At the time of the pandemic lockdowns, working on the schools when they were part-closed anyway might have been an optimum solution with the added bonus of keeping folks in business.

Unfortunately our government was too busy dealing with important pandemic matters, like arranging bogus PPE contracts.