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People died in the fire. in that time virtually all the blocks with the same type of flammable cladding panels as were on the tower have been changed. but there are still 1,200 other tower blocks that have applied for government funds to have different types of dangerous cladding removed, and the latest figures show that work has started on less than a third of them. it means tens of thousands of people are still living in unsafe homes, which they are unable to remortgage or sell. italy has paid...

Housing and community secretary says developers have developed unsafe blocks of flats now have six weeks to sign contracts to fix them or face being banned from building new developments. hundreds of thousands of flats across britain still have flammable cladding on them six years on from the fire. the fire in this high—rise apartment block was the worst of its kind the country in living memory. many people trapped inside their homes as the flames spread up and across the 24 story tower block....

Flammable cladding helped the fire spread quickly up its 2a stories. hundreds of other tower blocks across the country are wrapped in the same or similar flammable materials — in part, the government admitted today, because of lax building safety laws. it was collective over many years... it was a collective failure of government? yeah, totally. and it was a failure to effectively have a system of building regulations which could keep people safe. tomorrow, ill be publishing a contract which w...

The fire in this high—rise apartment block was the worst of its kind in the country in living memory. 72 people lost their lives. flammable cladding helped the fire spread quickly up its 2a stories. hundreds of other tower blocks in the country are wrapped in the same or similar flammable materials — in part, the government admitted today, because of lax building safety laws. it was collective over many years... it was a collective failure of government? yeah, totally. and it was a failure t...

The fire in this high—rise apartment block was the worst of its kind in the country in living memory. many people trapped inside their homes as the flames spread up and across the 2a—storey tower block. others fleeing the flames before it was too late. the cause of all this, flammable cladding covering the building. hundreds of other tower blocks across the country also have this dangerous material on their homes. six years later, housing minister michael gove has admitted that faulty and am...

The fire in this high—rise block was the worst of its kind in the country in living memory. 72 people lost their lives. flammable cladding helped the flames spread quickly up its 24 stories. hundreds of other tower blocks across the country are wrapped in the same or similar flammable materials — in part, the government admitted today, because of lax building safety laws. it was collective over many years... it was a collective failure of government? yeah, totally. and it was a failure to ef...

To scrutinise what labour is doing in government. it is really important for peoples faith in politics. that is the chair of the labour party, anneliese dodds, speaking to me a little earlier. the housing secretary, michael gove, has accepted that the failure of successive governments to implement safety regulations over many years was partly to blame for the grenfell tower fire. 72 people died in the incident in 2017. new rules could see developers banned from the market, if they fail to fix un...

The cause of all this, flammable cladding covering the building. hundreds of other tower blocks across the country also have this dangerous material on their homes. six years later, housing minister michael gove has admitted that faulty and ambiguous government guidance allowed the grenfell tower tragedy to occur, by letting the dangerous cladding be used. now, michael gove has said hell make an announcement on the issue. tomorrow, i will be publishing a contract which will say to the developers...

By flammable cladding which still affects tower blocks across britain. heres more from our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. now in their honour, we will observe a 72—second silence. the people who called grenfell home were scattered by the disaster. they returned today — alongside them, neighbours and supporters — to remember friends and relatives lost to the flames. # i once was lost # # but now im found...# but this event was also about the survivors. # but now i see...# e...

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