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'Grenfell law' should enshrine right to decent housing, Andy Burnham says at Glasto

by Will Stone

A GRENFELL law should be introduced to enshrine the right for decent housing for every citizen in Britain, Andy Burnham said today.

The Greater Manchester mayor told Glastonbury festival’s Left Field stage that properly regulating house building to a good and safe standard would help address the housing crisis.

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