Morning Briefing: LFB calls for action on white goods

In the news

The LFB, along with London mayor Sadiq Khan and safety groups, have written to Theresa May saying people are still using appliances that pose a safety risk a year on from the Shepherd’s Court fire in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, which was started by a tumble dryer.

The Grenfell Tower fire, in which 80 people were killed, was started by a fridge-freezer.

Manufacturing standards and product recalls must be improved to prevent further similar disasters, the letter warns, according to the BBC.

In other news, ITV reported yesterday that survivors of the Grenfell blaze will be made to enter into a bidding war against their former neighbours for new homes.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has reportedly written to survivors inviting them to bid for new homes, with each given a ranked level of priority – although the council has denied that people will be made to go head-to-head.

On Saturday, the Observer reported that the Home Office and the Greater London Authority used personal information about rough sleepers’ nationalities to help get them deported.

And Which? has taken a data-led look at so-called “micro-homes” less than 30 square metres, to examine whether they represent good value for money for buyers.