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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 toi 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. earlier i spoke to sophie bichener from the uk cladding action group. we'd like to thank mr gove for acknowledging the part that the government have played in the grenfell tower fire and also the building safety crisis, which has impacted millions from the back of the fire that we saw five—and—a—half years ago. leaseholders have been living in unsafe homes, similar to that of the grenfell tower, for those five—and—a—half years,
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 of its kind in the country in living memory. 72 people lost their lives. flammable cladding help the fire spread quickly up its 2a stories.
affected by unsafe cladding herself. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. first of all, let's get your reaction to these comments this morning by michael gove. he is saying boating regulations were faulty and ambiguous before the grenfell tower fire.— grenfell tower fire. yes, and we would like _ grenfell tower fire. yes, and we would like to _ grenfell tower fire. yes, and we would like to think _ grenfell tower fire. yes, and we would like to think mr— grenfell tower fire. yes, and we would like to think mr gove - grenfell tower fire. yes, and we would like to think mr gove for. grenfell tower fire. yes, and we | would like to think mr gove for an mileage and —— —— thank mrgove —— thank mr gove for indulging this. leaseholders have been living in unsafe homes, similar to that of grenfell tower, for those five and a half and during that time they have been paying for increased insurance premiums, fire cordons and all kinds of interim costs, so all we welcome the comments, and we do appreciate the comments, and we do appreciate the government admitting their role in these crisis, we now need to see
the man in control of hmrc, actually conducting a settlement with hmrc for millions of pounds worth of unpaid tax? can you be 100% sure that this won't happen in the labour party? 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.
see this going into such this repair and you don't know lessons have been learned and you don't really care. —— grenfell. you don't really care. -- grenfell.— you don't really care. -- grenfell. . , , grenfell. the council says they are sorry _ grenfell. the council says they are sorry they _ grenfell. the council says they are sorry they are _ grenfell. the council says they are sorry they are living - grenfell. the council says they are sorry they are living in - are sorry they are living in such appalling conditions and has been working for some time to reserve complex plumbing problems in the building. it's a it will now urgently review options available and reassess her situation. options available and reassess hersituation. race options available and reassess her situation. race equality campaign sa it is not an unusual story.— campaign sa it is not an unusual story. campaign sa it is not an unusualsto . . ,, ., unusual story. -- say. we know that racism _ unusual story. -- say. we know that racism continues _ unusual story. -- say. we know that racism continues to - unusual story. -- say. we know that racism continues to be - unusual story. -- say. we know that racism continues to be a i that racism continues to be a factor in the experience of people and where they are able to live and housing deprivation is a killer and it is a long—term killer as well and it shortens lives. long-term killer as well and it shortens lives.— shortens lives. latest government - shortens lives. latest government figures i shortens lives. latest - government figures shows shortens lives. latest _ government figures shows people from ethnic minority groups in england are three times more likely to live in damp homes compared to white people. it is
substance is and i don't want it to touch her. the tower block is owned by ealing council, but she feels neglected. i drive past grenfell to go to work. we're talking about never forget, and you're letting tower blocks continue to fall into such disrepair that they become into this state, then no lessons have been learned. and no, you don't really care. ealing council says it's truly sorry that miss sinclair and her daughter are living in these appalling conditions and has been working for some time to resolve complex plumbing problems in the building. it says it will now urgently review options available and reassess her situation. two—year—old awaab ishak died after being exposed to mould at his family home in rochdale. the housing association responsible for the property has apologised for making assumptions about the family's lifestyle. victims of prejudice... their case and others were addressed by the housing secretary, michael gove, in parliament last month.
in west london with her ten year old daughter in 2012. and there are other serious problems. you basically need an umbrella. she's not allowed to go in the toilet without an umbrella or a rain mac on when the leaks are in the bathroom. because i don't know what that substance is and i don't want it to touch her. the tower block is owned by ealing council, and she's spent years raising these disrepair issues. but no—one from the council has been out to fix a serious problem since before the pandemic. i drive past grenfell to go to work. when we're talking about never forget, and you're letting tower blocks continue to fall into such disrepair that they become into this state, then no lessons have been learned. and no, you don't really care. ealing council says it's truly sorry that miss sinclair and her daughter are living in these appalling conditions and it's been working for some time to resolve complex plumbing problems in the building. it says it will now urgently review options available
makes it his mission to highlight these cases by putting them on social media, and he said that is the only time change happens in so many of these cases — when the owners, and housing associations are actually publicly named and shamed. he is an amazing campaigner and has done a huge amount to highlight this issue. i think what his work has shown is that there is a huge amount of neglect of tenants. that is what the grenfell tragedy showed five years ago. so you are absolutely right, there is a cultural issue here. there is plenty of evidence, actually, that the whole housing system discriminates against people of colour. so there is a lot that needs to be put right here. it is also really important to see that disrepair is even more common in the private rented sector than it is in social housing, and the government
has not been accepted. hundreds of companies and organisations were involved with grenfell. when the inquiry got going, they started to blame each other for what had gone wrong. any member of the public reading these statements and taking them all at face value would be forced to conclude that everyone involved in the refurbishment of grenfell tower did what they were supposed to do, and nobody made any serious or causative mistakes. the council, the royal borough of kensington and chelsea, did admit some mistakes, but this inquiry had to go deep into the commercial decisions, which led to the use of flammable cladding panels and insulation during grenfell�*s refurbishment. they killed when they promoted their unsuitable, dangerous products in the pursuit of money and a place within the market. the cladding was highly flammable, as demonstrated for us in 2018. the inquiry dug up evidence
feel free to ask me as many questions as you like, but could i respectfully remind you that you did promise that we will be away this morning, and i have changed my schedules to fit this in. i do have an extremely busy day meeting people, but this is more important than anything. but i would urge you to use your time wisely. right. may i please have an answer to my question? so here we are, two and a half years later, and the panel of three will have to decide which of the causes of the grenfell fire are most important. which of the companies and organisations involved are most to blame. the police are asking the same questions, and once the final report has been published, there will be a decision about whether there should be prosecutions. for those whose lives have been changed by this disaster, all of that can't come soon enough. tom symonds, bbc news,