GRENFELL fire survivors and bereaved families today condemned the Tory government’s “indefensible” Fire Safety Bill, which leaves hundreds of thousands of leaseholders facing crippling bills for the removal of dangerous cladding.

The legislation, introduced following the tower block blaze in west London in 2017, which killed 72 people, is set to become law after a final push to amend it was defeated in the House of Lords on Wednesday night.

Although the government had insisted that leaseholders would not bear the cost of removing the flammable materials, campaigners warned that the legislation would leave people liable for costs of up to £50,000.