Government losing patience with those building owners yet to remove dangerous cladding

By Hamish Champ2019-10-29T11:19:00

On eve of Grenfell report, housing secretary Robert Jenrick says he is close to ‘naming and shaming’ firms

The government is close to “naming and shaming” those owners of buildings who have yet to take any action to remove dangerous cladding from high-risk residential buildings.

On the eve of publication of the first report into the Grenfell tragedy, housing secretary Robert Jenrick told MPs on the local government select committee it was “not acceptable” that the owners of some buildings featuring ACM cladding had no plans in place to remove the material.

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