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many thanks, hugh pym, our health editor. almost all of britain's major developers, including britain's biggest house—builder barratt, have agreed to sign contracts to remove flammable cladding from tower blocks and to fix other building defects discovered in the wake of the fire at grenfell tower in west london. the housing secretary michael gove had threatened them with being banned from building if they don't sign up. but developers and cladding campaign groups claim the legal contracts will only tackle a small proportion of the overall problem as phil hendry explains. chanting: we cannot pay! it's taken protests and endless amounts of campaigning. but nearly six years on from grenfell, have the flat owners caught up in the cladding crisis finally got what they want? enough is enough. developers signing contracts to fix their flammable
we welcome the announcement that builders will be legally liable to pay to fix dangerous defects on buildings. however, we are concerned in the detail of these contracts. there are currently leaseholders in buildings that are below six stories and enfranchised leaseholders excluded. since grenfell, the government have spent millions of pounds repairing the tallest and most at risk buildings. all the time, ministers like mr gove have been trying to get developers to pay their share, but they've been reluctant to sign legally binding contracts to do so. the reason he's going after uk house—builders is because they're domiciled in the uk, they pay taxes here and they're easier to engage with. and we have argued, for the past five years or longer, that product manufacturers also need to pay their fair share. that would include arconic, the french company which supplied the cladding for grenfell. whoever pays, up to one million people across the country affected by the cladding crisis say all they want is safe, mortgageable
that would include arconic, the french company which supplied the cladding for grenfell. whoever pays, up to one million people across the country affected by the cladding crisis say all they want is safe, mortgageable and sellable homes again. richard galpin, bbc news. a british army officer has arrived back in the uk after trekking nearly 900 miles across antarctica. preet chandi — also known as polar preet — broke the record for the longest solo and unsupported trek by a woman. she braved winds of up to 60 miles per hour and temperatures of minus 50 celsius. it was mentally tough! and physically tough, as well. and i just took it a day at a time. sometimes a step at a time. and, you know, you do one day, you can do two. you do two, you can do a week. you do that, you can do 70 days.
royal artillery quays in south london. built by barratt, one of britain's biggest house—builders, residents have campaigned for three years to get it fixed. they hope now barratt will sign. we welcome the announcement that builders will be legally liable to pay to fix dangerous defects on buildings. however, we are concerned in the detail of these contracts. there are currently leaseholders in buildings that are below six stories and enfranchised leaseholders excluded. since grenfell, the government have spent millions of pounds repairing the tallest and most at risk buildings. all the time, ministers like mr gove have been trying to get developers to pay their share, but they've been reluctant to sign legally binding contracts to do so. the reason he's going after uk house—builders is because they're domiciled in the uk, they pay taxes here and they're easier to engage with.
monitoring it very closely. of course, and i am sure you will be back with any updates on that story. thank you very much. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl after she was stabbed to death in northumberland. holly newton, who was 15, was found injured in hexham on friday evening. the boy will appear before magistrates in newcastle—upon—tyne tomorrow. the uk's 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 of its kind in the country in living memory... ..many people trapped inside their homes as the flames spread up and across the 2a—storey tower block, others fleeing the flames before it was too late.
biggest house—builders, residents have campaigned for three years to get it fixed. they hope now barratt will sign. we welcome the announcement that builders will be legally liable to pay to fix dangerous defects on buildings. however, we are concerned in the detail of these contracts. there are currently leaseholders in buildings that are below six storeys and enfranchised leaseholders excluded. since grenfell, the government have spent millions of pounds repairing the tallest and most at risk buildings. all the time, ministers like mr gove have been trying to get developers to pay their share, but they've been reluctant to sign legally binding contracts to do so. the reason he's going after uk house—builders is because they're domiciled in the uk, they pay taxes here and they're easier to engage with. and we have argued, for the past five years or longer, that product manufacturers also need to pay their fair share.
police in naming holly, saying she was a girl with so much to look forward to in life and said that grief cannot put into words what her family are going through. as for what happened to holly, we know she suffered a stab wound here at about five o'clock on friday afternoon, as did a 16—year—old boy. he remains in a stable condition in hospital today. northumbria police have announced that a boy who was arrested has now been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon and that 16—year—old will appear before magistrates in newcastle tomorrow. ., ~ , ., the uk's 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.
mr brown said that no transgender person in custody or newly convicted or remanded who has any history of violence against women will be placed in a female jail. that's what was announced today. any exceptional cases will require approvalfrom nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland. 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 of its kind in the country in living memory. 72 people lost their lives.
i can be, because we've said that we want to root out the sleaze that we've seen under multiple conservative governments. and we will make sure that we have safeguards under a labour government, that we'll have an independent integrity and ethics commission which will make sure we're not marking our own homework, that we actually have experts to scrutinise what labour is doing in government. it's really important for people's faith in politics. 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.
however, we are concerned in the detail of these contracts. there are currently leaseholders in buildings below six stories and enfranchised leaseholders excluded. since grenfell, the government have spent millions of pounds repairing the tallest and most at risk buildings. all the time, ministers like mr gove have been trying to get developers to pay their share, but they have been reluctant to sign legally binding contracts to do so. the reason he's going after uk house—builders is because they are domiciled in the uk, they pay taxes here and they're easier to engage with. we have argued for the past five years or longer, that product manufacturers also need to pay their fair share. that would include the french company which supplied the cladding for grenfell. whoever pays, up toi million people across the country affected