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Rebecca McCurdy & Peter A Walker

Internal documents show cladding removal project in doubt

Scottish Government efforts to remove potentially dangerous Grenfell-style cladding are in “disarray” as new documents reveal the success of the project is in “doubt”.

Scottish Labour has criticised the handling of the cladding replacement scheme as internal documents, obtained through Freedom of Information requests, reveal the future of the project is at risk.

The harmful insulating material was partially blamed for the fatal London high-rise block fire in 2017, which claimed the lives of 72 people.

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