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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 effectively have a system of building regulations which could keep people safe. tomorrow, i'll be publ...

To scrutinise what labour is doing in government. it is really important for people's 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 unsafe buildings. richard galpin reports. the fire in this high—rise apartment block was the worst ...

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 he'll make an announcement on the issue. tomorrow, i will be publishing a contract which will say to the developers concerned, people who, you know, put up buildings which were unsafe, "look, you now have, as you s...

By flammable cladding which still affects tower blocks across britain. here's 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 i'm found...# but this event was also about the survivors. # but now i see...# eight—year—old ayeesha among them. never forget. i will never forget the fire. i will never for...

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