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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Christopher McKeon

Minister quits Grenfell role after attending events sponsored by cladding firm

A minister has given up her responsibility for building safety and the response to the Grenfell Tower disaster over her attendance at a conference sponsored by a company implicated in the fire.

Rushanara Ali, who remains minister for homelessness, said she had relinquished her building safety responsibilities, saying “perception matters”.

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