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Published: 12 July 2010

Education Secretary Michael Gove will come up against rising anger in the Commons about his decision to axe Labour's £55 billion school building programme.

Amid growing discontent from within his own party, Mr Gove will be grilled by Tory MP Philip Davies about the impact on schools in his constituency. Other MPs are certain to weigh in.

A number of Tory backbenchers were joined by Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes on Sunday in expressing concerns about the cancellation of hundreds of school building projects.

Shadow education secretary Ed Balls is also challenging Mr Gove about allegations he ignored the advice of officials in publishing an error-strewn list of affected schools.