Grenfell Tower fire: cladding was banned on UK high-rises, says Hammond live updates

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

The cladding used at Grenfell Tower was banned in the UK, chancellor Philip Hammond believes. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr:

My understanding is that the cladding in question, this flammable cladding which is banned in Europe and the US, is also banned here. That’s my understanding.”

Asked why it was used, he replied: “There are two separate questions. One is, are our regulations correct? Do they permit the right kind of materials and ban the wrong kind of materials.

“Second question is were they correctly complied with? And obviously that will be a subject that the [public] inquiry will look at. It will also be a subject that the separate criminal investigation will be looking at.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2017/jun/18/grenfell-tower-fire-may-under-pressure-after-angry-exchanges-in-no-10-live-updates

[exboyfil]

1. 5,000 British Pounds

That is what they saved by using this cladding. About a $100/life.

[Stuart G]

2. Life is cheap...and the company that put it on..should die.

Also, the people that run that company and made that decision..
..............should spend the rest of their lives in prison.............. Those people define greed!!!

[Not Ruth]

3. And if the government is at fault, what then?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Parliamentary governments face falling every day in Parliament if they lose a confidence motion.

May does not have a majority.

[burrowowl]

5. Jail those who condoned and allow this!