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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Starmer calls for Reform to sack housing spokesman after ‘sickeningly insensitive’ Grenfell comments

Sir Keir Starmer has piled pressure on Reform UK to sack their housing spokesman after he made “disgusting” comments about the Grenfell Tower fire.

The prime minister joined calls for Nigel Farage to take action after Simon Dudley said “everyone dies in the end”, and argued “the pendulum has swung too far” on building safety regulations in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy.

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