The United Kingdom’s education secretary was caught on camera abusing her critics after giving an interview to a British news television. She was expressing her dismay over the lack of acknowledgement for addressing the school Raac crisis.
“Does anyone ever say, you know what, you’ve done a f*** ing good job because everyone else has sat on their a**** and done nothing,” Gillian Keegan said after her interview with the ITV News was finished. “Any sign of that, no?”
She was speaking about the Raac crisis, which started after the Health and Safety Executive announced in August that Raac was now life-expired. “It is liable to collapse with little or no notice,” it said.
As part of a morning round of interviews, Keegan was speaking to ITV News as it was confirmed there could potentially be hundreds more schools affected by the crisis.
Over 100 schools in England have been ordered to partially or fully shut buildings over concerns the concrete they were constructed with is unsafe.
Raac crisis pertains to the construction of schools in England. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a building material or system used in roof, floor and wall construction due to its lighter weight and lower cost compared to regular concrete.
The material has been used in the UK since the 60s, but many buildings from that time are now having problems due to inadequate maintenance, and old age.
A total of 156 schools have confirmed Raac, according to BBC. Of those, 52 have already put safety measures in place. The other 104 are currently scrambling to put safety measures in place to stay open - as many as 24 of them may have to fully close.
Keegan was caught on camera abusing apparently her critics moments after her interview had finished. She was still wearing the microphone and the camera was repositioned for extra shots.
She criticised others and claimed the government has gone “over and above” in addressing concerns relating to Raac.