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ALMOST all blocks identified as having Grenfell-style cladding are still coated in the same combustible material nearly two years on from the tragedy that left 72 dead.
Eight out of 10 blocks found to be covered with cladding, known as flammable aluminium composite material (ACM), still have it in place, according to the government’s own data.
The figures, highlighted by Labour yesterday, represents 354 of the 433 tower blocks found to have been built with the dangerous material.
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
Rather than hoping for the emergence of some new ‘party of the left,’ EMMA DENT COAD sees a broad alliance of local parties and community groups as a way of reviving democratic progressive politics