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Metres to pay for dangerous cladding removal costs. that's being used because up until now the government's policy has been that only payments will be made for buildings over 18.5 metres. critics have long said that's an arbitrary figure and should be changed, so an important step forward for many leaseholders involved. but the critics will say there are a few caveats. first of all this new money will not cover non—cladding problems, of which there are legion. many have been discovered since grenfell. secondly, it's not clear what the process will be for the government to raise that money. t...

Developers paying or by a loan scheme for leaseholders. but we understand that michael gove, the levelling up secretary, will make the commitment on monday that up to £4 billion of extra funding will be available to remove dangerous cladding in buildings between 11 and 18.5 metres, and that leaseholders won't have to pay anything towards that cost — a significant shift. but gove will also make clear that money will come from developers, not from the taxpayer, and if developers won't pay voluntarily, he will threaten the force of law to make sure that they comply. but this change will cover ...

Sunshine saturday, with travel agents predicting a big uptick in bookings from people who want to get away from it all. simon jones, bbc news. up to 500,000 flat owners across the uk will no longer be liable for the cost of replacing dangerous cladding on their properties, under new government proposals. the plans, set to be announced by the housing secretary, michael gove, would instead see developers forced to pay up to an additional £4 billion to help resolve the crisis, which has left many unable to sell their homes. newsnight�*s lewis goodall has more. it's estimated that more than hal...

There is still an archive staffer who is there a ssemblin that document. so the 18.5-minute gap was just a mistake at the end of the process of producing tapes they said they would produce. the president had just fired the special prosecutor and then relented and started turning over tapes, and oops, two of them are missing. one has an 18.5-minute gap. the other one happens to be the conversation i said i thought i was recorded on, and they disappear. so they've made a big story, but we've never found out the guilty party or who did it. >> jamie, let me ask you, since you were talking about th...

To everyone around him. >> also, there is another possibility that we have to add in there, jamie. they could find more records. >> absolutely. there may be more records coming, or let me add one other possibility. we have had a lot of reporting that he was transfixed watching the riot on tv, rewinding the button. >> and nobody could get to him. he didn't talk to anybody. >> correct. and we know, for example, chris christie tried four different ways to reach him and couldn't get through, was told he wasn't available. so maybe he was just watching tv. >> gotcha. john, how does this compare to t...