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For borisjohnson. as much as money, far—reaching reform is required and he'll have to get it through his own party as well as through parliament. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. relatives and survivors of the grenfell disaster say they're "disgusted" at the idea the building could be demolished without being consulted. it comes after newspaper reports said experts advised it should be "taken down" because of safety concerns. but the government insists no descision has been made. ayshea buksh reports. this man lost six members of his family in the grenfell fire and sits on the gove...

More than 900 London buildings need inspection due to fire safety defects The scale of London’s building safety crisis has once again been laid bare. More than 900 buildings currently require a waking watch due to fire safety defects such as flammable cladding. Waking watches involve 24-hour patrols of buildings that are known to contain fire safety defects so that residents can be warned and evacuated in the event of a fire. They were introduced in the aftermath of the Grenfell Fire tragedy in 2017 that claimed 72 lives. London Fire Brigade Commissioner Andy Roe revealed to membe...

The proposal is in building safety legislation being presented to parliament tomorrow. here's our business correspondent katy austin. four years on from the grenfell fire, hundreds of other buildings still haven't been made safe. the government says it is putting £5 billion towards the removal of dangerous cladding. today, the housing secretary announced a change that would increase the current six—year time limit for homeowners to seek compensation from developers. for substandard building work. it is not right that either the leaseholder or the taxpayer has to step up. i am announcing tod...

Many of those on board had only recently completed basic military training. the government wants to give people living in flats with flammable cladding and other fire safety defects up to 15 years to sue developers for their poor construction. it's the ministry of housing's latest attempt to solve the cladding crisis in the wake of the grenfell fire. the proposal is in building safety legislation being presented to parliament tomorrow. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. four years on from the grenfell tower fire, hundreds of other buildings still haven't been made safe. the govern...