Tulip Siddiq MP, Hampstead and Kilburn Published: 8:45 AM May 15, 2021
Damage to a 19-storey tower block in New Providence Wharf in Tower Hamlets which is covered in Grenfell Tower type cladding - Credit: PA Images The fire at a tower block with flammable cladding in Tower Hamlets last week was a stark reminder that we have still not made buildings safe four years after the Grenfell disaster. This is shameful. Last month, I joined an important meeting organised by the Brent and Camden cladding action group with many residents in Hampstead and Kilburn who have faced a living nightmare as a result of the cladding scandal. It was truly heart-breaking to hear the stories of people whose lives have been turned upside down and who are still trapped in unsafe buildings they cannot sell.