Gillian Keegan says she’s done a ‘good job’ in F-word gaffe

Gillian Keegan claimed to be doing a “f***ing good job” as education secretary as she was caught protesting on camera over tough questions about school concrete.

Keegan said that others had “sat on their arse and done nothing” as she challenged an ITV News reporter about coverage of schools ordered to close only days before the start of term.

She appeared to point the finger at councils and academies for failing to deal with dangerously fragile concrete since a warning was issued in 2018. She argued during the interview that “it’s not the job of the Department for Education” (DfE) to ensure schools are safe.

After the interview, with the microphone and camera still on, Keegan asked: “Does anyone ever say, ‘You know what, you’ve