serious questions for the board to answer. government sources asked why they gave mr swarbrick their full backing after the coroner s report as recently as 2a hours ago, and also why they failed to answer basic questions about the state of their housing stock. the secretary of state for levelling up said he will continue to take a very close interest in rochdale borough housing and will stand up for tenants as necessary. earlier today, a vigil was held in rochdale for two year old awaab, where they welcomed the news of mr swarbrick s removalfrom post, but many of the people who attended have been asking why it took so long. negotiators at the cop27 climate summit in egypt are considering a draft agreement that includes payments to help developing nations deal with global warming. there has been long standing opposition in the west to a so called loss and damage
since the coroner s damning verdict that the mould in awaab s family home had contributed to his death, there have been calls for gareth swarbrick to go. but he refused, saying he had the full backing of the board at rochdale boroughwide housing. but no longer. today the board took the decision to remove him from his post with immediate effect. in a statement, rochdale boroughwide housing said. for a family in grief, this offered some sense ofjustice. the fact that rbh s chief
as he can in playing a very - hand. as he can in playing a very - hand. not- as he can in playing a very hand, not too badly. o clock, here on breakfast. we are in gloucester today as well getting some thoughts from people about how it affecting them about how it is affecting them we will as well. 110w now past six. boy who died, has rejected calls to resign. rochdale boroughwide housing has come under scrutiny after a coroner ruled that awaab ishak s death was caused by exposure to mould.
the head of a housing association has rejected calls to resign after a coronerfound that a two year old boy died because of exposure to mould in one of its properties. rochdale boroughwide housing has come under intense scrutiny after this week s ruling. two year old awaab ishak died in december 2020, following a cardiac arrest, after living in this damp one bedroom flat in rochdale. his parents had complained repeatedly about widespread mould to rbh, rochdale borough housing, but no action had been taken. rbh chief executive gareth swarbrick, who earned £170,000 in the year awaab died, has insisted he will not be standing down. i want to start by saying how sorry i am to awaab s family for their loss. no apology will ever be enough. the conversation around my position has begun to overshadow the most important parts of all of this, which is that a family has lost their child.
of state for housing, accused rbh of a terrible dereliction of duty, and admitted that poor housing quality disproportionately affects people from black and ethnic made by awaab s parents. howard johnson, bbc news. un climate talks are due to finish today, but negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement on giving cash to poorer countries, to help them cope with global warming. the idea of phasing down the use of fossil fuels is also the subject of a deep rift, as the cop27 talks come to an end. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has more. the brutal reality