BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly, the Education Secretary, faced the Commons on Thursday to make a speech which was described as the "make or break" of her political career.
This is how some of the national newspapers reported it.
TELEGRAPH: System let 88 sex offenders escape ban on teaching: Loopholes and anomalies in the vetting system for sex offenders allowed at least 88 teachers to escape a ban on working in schools, Ruth Kelly, the Education Secretary, admitted yesterday.
INDEPENDENT: Kelly passes commons test but faces further questions over reforms: Ruth Kelly appeared to rescue her cabinet career yesterday after adopting the most radical curbs on sex offenders working in schools.
MAIL: The 88 school sex offenders: Ruth Kelly was forced yesterday into the shocking admission that at least 88 sex offenders have been allowed to take jobs in schools since Labour came to power in 1997.
MIRROR: Kick em out: Thirteen convicted sex offenders are still working with children, Ruth Kelly admitted yesterday.
SUN: 150 paedos in your schools: At least 150 convicted paedophiles are working in schools, The Sun has discovered.
STAR: Kelly - 88 perverts work in school: Under-fire Ruth Kelly has admitted at least 88 sex offenders are still allowed to work in British schools.
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