In the wake of Awaab Ishak's tragic death, tens of thousands of people said 'never again'. More than 177,000 signed a change.org petition launched by the Manchester Evening News, demanding a law change in the two-year-old's memory.
Little Awaab died in December 2020 following prolonged exposure to mould in a Rochdale social flat, on the same estate where the M.E.N. revealed other families were suffering with similar housing conditions. Today (June 27), the voices of those who backed our call for change will be heard loud and clear, as the Awaab's Law petition is delivered on Downing Street.
A total of 177,588 people had backed the petition as of 6pm yesterday. The numbers swelled in the first few weeks of the campaign, following Awaab's inquest at Rochdale Coroners Court last November.
