Theresa May backs ban on combustible cladding

By Jordan Marshall2018-05-23T13:56:00

Prime Minister says consultation is a legal obligation

Prime minister Theresa May has signalled her support for a ban on combustible cladding materials.

Responding to questions in the House of Commons, May said she, like housing secretary James Brokenshire earlier this week, favoured outlawing systems like the one blamed for the Grenfell tragedy.

May said: “I think the deeply moving testimonies that we have already heard and will continue to hear from survivors and the bereaved this week leave absolutely no doubt that we must learn everything we can about what has happened and we must take the strongest possible action to stop sucha tragedy from ever happening again.

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