Some 361 high-rise buildings in England are still covered in dangerous Grenfell Tower-style cladding more than 18 months after the disaster, official figures show. The Labour Party accused government ministers of continuing to “sit on their hands” amid concern private building owners are refusing to take action. Sarah Jones, Labour’s shadow minster for housing, said: “Progress continues to stall on Grenfell cladding as ministers sit on their hands. In the social sector, we are fully funding the replacement of ACM cladding with up to £400m and this is happening now. My message is clear and I stand by my word – private building owners must pay for this work now or they will pay more later.”

Source: Huffington Post February 10, 2019 08:15 UTC