The Prime Minister called the suggestion 'completely and utterly wrong'
Rishi Sunak has defended himself against accusations he failed to fully fund a programme to rebuild England’s schools, claiming the suggestion is “completely and utterly wrong”.
Mr Slater said he was “absolutely amazed” that a decision was made after he left the department to halve the school rebuilding programme. But Mr Sunak told broadcasters: “I think that is completely and utterly wrong. Actually one of the first things I did as chancellor, in my first spending review in 2020, was to announce a new 10-year school re-building programme for 500 schools.“Now that equates to about 50 schools a year, that will be refurbished or rebuilt.
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