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Kensington and Chelsea Council extends ban on Grenfell contractors from future projects

The decision was finalised during a leadership meeting on December 11

Evening Standard

Residents of luxury apartments close to Buckingham Palace win battle to remove Grenfell-style cladding

Leaseholders at the block in Artillery Place say they have suffered ‘significant emotional and financial stress’ since the discovery of fire safety hazards

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets: London council orders removal of dangerous Grenfell-style cladding in 'UK first'

Tower Hamlets said order against freeholder of building in Stepney was first of its kind in the UK

Evening Standard

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

The Government announced the the Remediation Acceleration Plan whilst acknowledging work has been too slow.

Evening Standard

Cladding will be fixed on high-rise buildings in England by 2029, says Angela Rayner

Deputy prime minister announced acceleration plan and criticised pace of works seven years after Grenfell fire

The Guardian - UK

Too many buildings remain unsafe after Grenfell disaster, housing minister warns

Labour peer Wajid Khan tells House of Lords remediation work is yet to start on half of properties with unsafe cladding

The Guardian - UK

Louis Tomlinson donates cherished football shirt to Grenfell tribute project

Tomlinson’s touching gesture comes hours after he attended former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne’s funeral

Evening Standard

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What to do after Grenfell? Stop building these family-unfriendly tower blocks for a start

Remedial action to make the cladding on buildings safer could take 20 years. In the meantime, we can avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

People in suits to blame for Grenfell – not hero fire officers, says Labour MP

Chris Vince told the Commons of a chief fire officer who was first on the scene of the disaster and ‘blames himself’ for not saving more people.

The Independent UK

'Hero fireman wrongly blames himself for Grenfell Tower fire deaths', says MP

Chris Vince told the Commons of a chief fire officer who was first on the scene of the disaster and ‘blames himself’ for not saving more people.

Evening Standard

Minister quits Grenfell role after attending events sponsored by cladding firm

The Franco-British Colloque was co-sponsored by Saint Gobain, ultimate owner of a company that was heavily criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Labour minister gives up building safety role after Grenfell disaster criticism

A UK Government minister has given up responsibilities over building safety after attending a conference sponsored by a firm implicated in the…

The National (Scotland)

Councillor who oversaw Grenfell works donated to Badenoch’s Tory leadership bid

Survivor of blaze which killed 72 ‘disgusted’ Quentin Marshall gave £5,000 to candidate promoting deregulation

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell campaigners urge RFU to rethink using Kingspan in new training facility

Grenfell United ask how governing body can have ‘clear conscience’ building temporary space at England training base with materials from company lambasted by inquiry

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Mould, mice and floods of raw sewage: why is so much social housing unsafe?

Our social housing is still riddled with hazards, and residents tell me their living conditions feel like ‘torture’. What will it take for the government to step in, asks Kwajo Tweneboa

The Independent UK

Grenfell bereaved demand answers over Theresa May’s decision to call public inquiry ahead of police probe

Exclusive: Grenfell Next of Kin claim former prime minister’s decision ‘had massive consequences on our pursuit of our justice’

Evening Standard

OPINION - After Grenfell: Why Building Safety Fund must include social housing

‘Years of inconsistent Government policies have pushed housing associations to their limits’

The Independent UK

‘Hopefully we’ll get down the stairs fast enough’: Residents still caught in cladding crisis after Grenfell

Seven years after Grenfell, thousands of residents are still living in unsafe buildings. Victims of the building safety crisis speak to Holly Bancroft about their fears.

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The Guardian - UK

Public inquiries should be shorter and recommendations tracked, Lords says

Committee says major overhaul required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors

The Guardian - UK

Four reasons not to Truss Tory ambition

Brief letters: Conservative renewal? | Hellish dating apps | die Liberalen Demokraten | Interviewees’ ages | Lucy Letby and Grenfell

The Conversation

What the Grenfell report gets wrong – structural racism is evident in access to safe social housing

The damning final report from the Grenfell inquiry lays bare the failings that led to the deadly fire. It has been rightly praised for highlighting the “systematic dishonesty” of companies, decades of government failure and the tenant management organisation’s culture of hostility towards residents.

Evening Standard

Building regulations still need 'more teeth' post Grenfell, London fire chief warns

The blaze in Dagenham proved that regulations still need strengthening, London fire commissioner Andy Roe says

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell inquiry has shone a light on architecture profession’s flaws

Letters: Kerr Robertson and Catherine Brownell on the structural defects in the training and fees of architects

The Conversation

Avoiding man-made disasters like Grenfell could be helped by holding executives more accountable

All of the 72 deaths caused by the fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017 were avoidable. The same could be said of the 346 people who died in two separate Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019. And the the 47 people killed in 2013 by a train derailment…

The Independent UK

Irish golfer Shane Lowry ends Kingspan sponsorship deal after Grenfell report

The Offaly man had come under pressure to end the deal with the Irish building materials company since the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017.

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