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The scene following a fire in a tower block in Catford, south-east London, September 4, 2024
CAMPAIGNERS told Labour to “get a grip” of the building safety crisis today after ministers failed to announce a timeline for fixing death trap structures.
It comes after the final inquiry report into the Grenfell fire blamed the blaze on “decades of failure” by the government and construction industry bosses to address the risks of combustible materials in high-rise buildings.
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner told BBC breakfast yesterday that she is “astonished” at how many buildings with unsafe cladding are waiting for remediation work.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
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
