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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Council confiscates couple's doormat 'because of Grenfell' and demands £20 to get it back

A local council seized a couple's £7 front doormat - then told them they must pay £20 to get it back.

Inspectors told them they were confiscating it 'because of Grenfell' and they would have to cough up if they wanted it back.

They grabbed the mat from the front of their flat in Brighton, Sussex with a note explaining why it was suddenly taken.

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