THE government’s “abject failure to take proper action” means that not a single private block has been made safe since May, shadow housing minister Sarah Jones said today.

Only 13 out of the 181 known private-sector blocks covered in Grenfell-style aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding have been made safe, according to government data.

None have been made safe since May 2019, despite four additional blocks, including one hotel and one public-owned building, being discovered with the dangerous material in the last month.