More details emerge on combustibles ban

By Joey Gardiner2020-01-22T06:00:00

Housing secretary’s move comes ahead of Grenfell inquiry’s resumption next week

More details have emerged on the plans laid out by housing secretary Robert Jenrick to extend the ban on combustible materials in external walls to residential buildings of as little as three- and four-storeys.

Jenrick announced the proposal in the House of Commons on Monday amid a raft of new measures laid out prior to the resumption of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry.

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