Shadow education secretary calls Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted comments ‘pathetic’

Bridget Phillipson said the education secretary’s talk of punching inspectors demeans office

Bridget Phillipson has accused Gillian Keegan of “demeaning” the office of education secretary by saying she would probably have punched Ofsted inspectors, describing Keegan’s remarks as “pathetic”.

Keegan told a headteacher’s conference on Friday that she would “have probably punched” rude Ofsted inspectors, based on an account she had heard during a recent school visit.