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Pa Political Staff

Ministers unveil 2029 cladding deadline amid pleas to prevent ‘another Grenfell’

The Grenfell Memorial Wall in west London (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Building owners who fail to remove dangerous cladding have been warned they could face jail, as ministers were urged to act quickly to prevent “another Grenfell”.

The Government acknowledged there could be up to 7,000 buildings with dangerous materials that have not yet been identified, while progress on remediation work on high-rises with known issues has been too slow.

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