It comes after a list of 147 schools identified with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete was published by the Department for Education on Wednesday.
It became a serious issue after a roof at a primary school in Gravesend, Kent, collapsed just days before the return to the new school term after signs of structural stress the day before.When pressed on how Labour would handle rebuilding schools if voted into power, Ms Phillipson said Labour would put a "plan" in place but declined to confirm any further details.
“We will make sure that everything we set we’ve got a plan behind in terms of how we pay for it alongside that. But I dont even know the scale of the problem, the government doesn’t even know the scale of the problem.” It follows Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s comments over the weekend as he promised to “spend what it takes” to deal with the dangerous concrete.