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A round-up of the top stories this morning from Inside Housing and elsewhere
Top story: Boris Johnson signals ‘top-to-bottom’ cladding review if elected
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Speaking on a radio phone-in on LBC, prime minister Boris Johnson has offered some hope that the government will widen its response to the cladding crisis if re-elected.
Answering a question from Antonio Roncolato, a survivor of the fire and a member of campaigning group Grenfell United, Mr Johnson said the government was going as “fast” as it could to remove dangerous Grenfell-style cladding.
He added: “There are other types of cladding as well that in my view are also inadequate and I want to look at whole thing from top to bottom.”
The government has provided funding and is recording progress for the removal of aluminium composite material cladding from buildings above 18m. The removal of other dangerous materials and work to buildings below 18m is being left wholly to building owners.
Chalcots residents voice safety concerns over refurbishment plans
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Residents of the Chalcots Estate in Camden, which was discovered to be affected by safety issues following the Grenfell-tower disaster, have raised concerns about the refurbishment work being carried out.
The dispute centres mainly on the new windows, and comes a few days after the council announced legal action against the original contractor.
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“This is Britain today, where more than 4 million children are growing up in poverty.”
A Dispatches documentary about children in poverty triggered a big response over the weekend.
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8 year old Courtney and her family live off £5 a day - they rely on a food bank to eat and wear coats to bed when there's no money for heating.
— Channel 4 Dispatches (@C4Dispatches)
This is Britain today, where more than 4 million children are growing up in poverty. pic.twitter.com/faYNbL4ZD58 year old Courtney and her family live off £5 a day - they rely on a food bank to eat and wear coats to bed when there's no money for heating.
— Channel 4 Dispatches (@C4Dispatches) November 30, 2019
This is Britain today, where more than 4 million children are growing up in poverty. pic.twitter.com/faYNbL4ZD5
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More reporting of the gap between benefits and rents is highlighted today in The Guardian, which picks up figures from housing charity Shelter showing the difference is £113 a month on average.
And the report of an interview with Tony Pidgley, founder of Berkeley Group, in The Sunday Times suggests that the London housing market has “bottomed out and was set for recovery”.
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The cameras of Cornwall Live have accompanied residents around a housing estate ahead of its demolition.
And the Barnet Times reports Peabody figures about missed rent collection as evidence that “Universal Credit is not working”.