Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix unsafe homes. And all victims still face bills of tens of thousands of pounds to fix other defects, such as missing fire breaks and combustible insulation. Mr Jenrick said his announcement will provide 'certainty that leaseholders in high-rise residential buildings will face no costs for cladding remediation works'.

Source: Daily Mail February 10, 2021 23:50 UTC