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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sammy Gecsoyler

Removal of unsafe cladding from buildings ‘too slow’, says Angela Rayner

A firefighter seen through the window opening of a burnt-out building facade held up by scaffolding
The blaze at the flats on Freshwater Road, Dagenham, happened as the block was undergoing remedial works to remove ‘non-compliant’ cladding. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Angela Rayner has called efforts to remove unsafe cladding from thousands of at-risk buildings “too slow” and said it was her job to ensure remaining works finished as quickly as possible.

The deputy prime minister made the comments during a visit to Dagenham, east London, on Tuesday afternoon, the day after a dramatic fire tore through a block of flats that was undergoing remedial works to remove “non-compliant” cladding.

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