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A reminder that last year the government committed to ensure that the remediation of buildings with Grenfell-style cladding would be complete by June 2020.
When they made that pledge 327 were left.
With one month to go, there are still 307.
When they made that pledge 327 were left.
With one month to go, there are still 307.
The latest figures are available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/884990/Building_Safety_Data_Release_April_2020.pdf
This is also not COVID's fault. Progress had already stalled, long before lockdown.
This is also not COVID's fault. Progress had already stalled, long before lockdown.
What this underscores is a mistake the government has made throughout the remediation process:
There is no point whatsoever setting a target if you are also unwilling to take the executive responsibility that would give you the power to meet it.
There is no point whatsoever setting a target if you are also unwilling to take the executive responsibility that would give you the power to meet it.
