Ex-Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad quits “unrecognisable” Labour party
The former Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad has announced that she has resigned her Labour membership “after much…
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Nandy denounces UK leasehold laws as “feudal” and demands reform
Lisa Nandy has denounced the UK’s leasehold laws as “feudal” and “archaic” and urged the government to reform…
MPs pass Labour motion to protect leaseholders in cladding scandal
The Commons has passed – with 263 MPs voting in favour and none against as Tories abstained –…
Ministers criticised for doing “bare minimum” on Grenfell cladding removal
The government has been criticised for doing “the bare minimum to fend off bad headlines” after it was…
Labour bid to amend fire safety bill after “shameful” failure to remove cladding
Labour will try to amend the government’s fire safety bill this week, after it emerged that over 80%…
This Tory government has still not learned the lessons of Grenfell
The Tories released their manifesto over the weekend. On fire safety, as well as everything else, it was…
Labour updates plan for urgent action on dangerous cladding
Labour has updated its plan to take urgent action on the “national emergency” of dangerous cladding, setting a…
Karen Lee: Blame cladding, not firefighters, for Grenfell
Firefighters have been giving evidence to the Grenfell Inquiry for the past three weeks. Parts of the media…
Grenfell was a national tragedy – and a beacon of hope
A working-class community let down. Sub-standard housing. A national tragedy. Grenfell Tower will be enshrined in history as…
Andy Slaughter: Grenfell and Carillion show we must hold private contractors to account
One of the great legacies of the last Labour government is the Freedom of Information Act, a piece…
