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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin

Former children’s commissioner warns of prejudice against social housing tenants after Awaab Ishak’s death

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Prejudice against social housing tenants means that complaints about sub-standard living conditions are too often ignored, a former children’s commissioner has warned in the wake of the tragic death of Awaab Ishak.

Anne Longfield said that the two-year-old’s death because of exposure to mould should be a “defining moment” in how Britain wants to live as a country.

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