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UK Labour conference motion to fight cladding scandal News
27 Sep 2021
Labour conference agrees motion to fight cladding scandal
26th September 2021 – The Labour Party has backed action in relation to the building safety crisis that has arisen since Grenfell, calling for ?sustained investment? in public services that could help resolve the crisis and prevent it continuing in new buildings.
Labour conference agrees motion to fight cladding scandal
The party took the step through the passing of a motion at its conference today. The motion calls for ?more sustained investment in local authority building control, in fire service fire safety teams, fire inspectors and in other public agencies required to ensure building safety?, and opposes ?privatisation, deregulation and contracting out? of these services. These services will help detect building safety issues in existing buildings and help prevent them arising in future buildings. In the Labour conference debate on the motion Rosa Crowley-Bennett, a serving firefighter and Fire Brigades Union member, said ?One story that stays with me is from my old station area in Moss Side, Manchester. My crew and I were carrying out a high rise building visit after the Grenfell Tower Fire. We were knocking on doors and providing safety advice to residents. One resident on the 5th floor told me that she had become so terrif...