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By Saskia Rowlands Ministers have been blasted after research revealed Tory-run areas are more likely to get new schools than Labour ones. Over 100 are being rebuilt because they were originally made using a type of lightweight concrete called RAAC. The material, called reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, has been declared unsafe because it was only meant to last around 30 years. Our analysis found nearly three quarters -72% – of new-build schools due to open by 2030 are in the constituencies of Tory MPs – while sites in Labour seats are left to crumble. Last year inspectors found the dang…

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