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NewsFormer housing minister denies 鈥榓version鈥� to regulation on fire safety
Brandon Lewis is the first government minister to provide evidence to the Grenfell Inquiry聽
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News鈥婩atal 2009 cladding fire not 鈥榮evere鈥� enough to prompt investigation into similar buildings, Grenfell inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admits being 鈥榟orrified鈥櫬燽y senior building control officer鈥檚 misunderstanding of fire safety guidance聽
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NewsSenior civil servant admits missing opportunities to address risks of ACM cladding
Brian Martin tells Grenfell Inquiry he聽鈥榮truggles to understand鈥櫬爓hy he did not take action
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NewsCivil servant knew there was a 鈥榗lear risk鈥� of a major ACM fire three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Brian Martin failed to warn fire and rescue chief and instead 鈥榣ulled鈥� him into false sense of security
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NewsSpurs kicks back plans for Lendlease scheme next door to stadium
Football club鈥檚 concerns over 鈥榩ublic safety鈥� persuade council to defer planning decision over 3,000-home proposal
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NewsIndustry calls for more action on promised retrofit programme
Chancellor鈥檚 energy efficiency VAT cut welcomed but more investment needed to improve homes, argue sector bodies
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NewsSenior civil servant 鈥榝orgot鈥� to clarify ambiguous fire safety guidance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admitted he 鈥榗ompletely underestimated鈥櫬爃azard posed by deadly ACM panels
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News鈥婸eople expected to 鈥榳ork out for themselves鈥� what fire regs meant, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Former civil servant in charge of the rules admits it was 鈥渆vident鈥� the approach had not worked
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NewsDisastrous test failure on ACM cladding was 鈥榝orgotten鈥�, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior civil servant responsible for building fire safety says 2001 tests 鈥渏ust got missed鈥�
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FeaturesCost model: High-rise residential
Residential towers are on the rise again as the industry addresses sustainability, fire and overheating issues
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NewsSenior official had not questioned 鈥榠nappropriate鈥� fire ratings for cladding before Grenfell tragedy, inquiry hears
鈥機lass 0鈥� rating was used for external walls until 2018 despite being based on how fire behaves indoors
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FeaturesThe true cost of Gove鈥檚 new cladding policy on the housing sector
Michael Gove鈥檚 announcement that housebuilders will foot the 拢4bn cladding repair bill sparked a share price nosedive. Is the City overreacting?聽
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NewsOfficials 鈥榙idn鈥檛 understand the risk鈥� of fire safety decisions, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials 鈥檒ost sight鈥� of important issues during deregulation drive, fire safety policy lead admits
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NewsGovernment official 鈥榩arroted鈥� industry protests on accreditation scheme for fire risk assessors
Grenfell Inquiry hears that official did 鈥渘othing鈥� to scrutinise claims by businesses that scheme would be too costly
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NewsGovernment guidance for fire risk assessors 鈥榖eyond a joke鈥�, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told that there had been a 鈥渂ackground of complacency鈥� on fire safety in the government in years before 2017 blaze
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NewsStep forward for 拢460m Kent hospital expansion plans
Developer offered land for 2,000 homes in exchange for building new facility for free
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NewsFormer senior civil servant鈥檚 鈥榙eep regret鈥� building regs were not revised following cladding warnings
Grenfell Inquiry told that fears over widespread use of ACM panels 鈥榮hould have been gripped better鈥�
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NewsLead fire safety official described ACM panels as going 鈥榳hoosh!鈥� when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by Brian Martin 18 months before Grenfell fire
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News鈥婫overnment 鈥榮queezed鈥� resources of building safety review after cladding fire, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Team working on changes to fire safety rules were working on a 鈥榣ess than bare bones鈥� capacity, senior official says
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NewsGovernment shares moral responsibility for fire safety clean-up, says Taylor Wimpey boss
Pete Redfern claims Grenfell Inquiry proceedings reveal role of government as negotiations with housebuilders over 拢4bn cladding bill continue