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A NEW buildings safety regulator would be given powers to impose criminal sanctions to help prevent another Grenfell Tower tragedy, it was confirmed in the Queen’s Speech yesterday.
The new regulator would police the design, construction and occupation of housing more than 18 metres in height.
Labour MP for Kensington Emma Dent Coad welcomed the plan and commended Grenfell campaign groups and housing charity Shelter for helping to push the government “a step in the right direction.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents