we are going to go to camden council very soon when we see are going to go to camden council very sooner block that is being evacuated. a former loyalist paramilitary turned supergrass admits two hundred a former loyalist paramilitary commander — who became a so—called ‘supergrass‘ — has pleaded guilty to two hundred terrorist offences, including five murders. gary haggarty —— who used to run a unit of the ulster volunteer force —— admitted the crimes as part of a deal to give evidence against other paramilitaries. the son of one of his victims said haggarty‘s hands are deep in blood and he should never go free. there's some flash photography in chris page's report. during the troubles, the uvf took more lives than any other loyalist paramilitary organisation. it killed more than 500 people. one of its commanders was this man, gary haggarty. he's pleaded guilty to 200 offences. the prosecution case document runs to around 12,000 pages, covering 16 violent years from 1991. two of the five men who haggarty has admitted murdering were gary convie and eamon fox. the catholic workmen were s

leader of camden council there, georgia gould, with that statement about the evacuation of 800 homes e have heard from a representative of the residents association on the chalcot estate. we have got cars to bring people to different places and they will be taught from there, where they will be going. we're waiting on they will be going. we're waiting on the fire brigade to know what is going to happen and as we get the information we will let you know what is going to happen, 0k? are people being forcibly removed? not that i know of. we have gone door—to—door and explain to people what is going on. individuals are not being forced to leave, they are being told to leave, for the road safety and it is opted in to the decision. camden council will provide accommodation for people. where, i don't know, but they are doing their best. with this information made available in the last year was, why are they doing this on a friday? we only found out a few hours ago. yesterday morning, when we found out that the cladding was not up to standard, we let everyone know straightaway. the fire servi

but camden council saying first thing this morning that a combination of the cladding on the outsideer blocks and concerns about issues internally including gas supply and fire doors meant that they had taken advice from the fire service that people had to leave those four blocks. and that advice followed tests carried out and inspections carried out in the wake of the grunfeld tragedy in which at least 79 people are known to have died. but confusion here today with people not all of them yet having sorted out somewhere to stay. while whatever work is necessary is carried out on those blocks. the four blocks evacuated last night are on the chalcots estate in the london borough of camden, contain more 700 flats, and are home to thousands of people. residents living in the taplow, burnham, bray and dorney towers were evacuated after the fire service said the safety of residents in the blocks could not be guaranteed. people in 83 flats refused to leave their homes and are still inside. the prime minister says the government is helping the council do what is necessary to ensure those eva

around 4000 people have been evacuated from five tower blocks on a camden council estate following news they have similar cladding to that in grenfell tower. i know it is difficult, but grenfell tower changed everything, and they do believe we can take any risk with oui’ do believe we can take any risk with our residents‘ safety, and i have to put them first. bewildered residents are told to head for a nearby leisure centre — some aren‘t happy with the council‘s decision. it‘s a kneejerk reaction from the council, they had to be seen to be doing something, but this is just creating chaos and pandemonium. in the grenfell tower investigation, police say the cladding and insulation there has failed safety tests, and manslaughter charges may follow. theresa may in brussels where she‘s told her offerfor eu citizens in the uk falls ‘below expectations‘. a former loyalist turned supergrass admits to offences including five murders. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a mass evacuation is under way tonight of nearly 4000 people from 800 households in tower blocks in north london. camden counc

the drax stick action taken by camden council has caused queues disruption for people. —— drastic. rther similarity. the council says it will take four weeks to remove the cladding and take on other fire safety precautions. people just want to know they are safe in their homes. 0ur political correspondent mark lobel is here. mark — 27 high rise buildings across the uk now known to be affected — it could be many more. this is growing in scale. it isa it is a growing problem and the question is who is going to pay for this problem? 0n question is who is going to pay for this problem? on 26 other areas including camden. the government said this morning that it is going to help those local authorities and housing associations that need financial help, but if you look at their situation, they have ad budgets severely cut in real terms over the years. we know housing is scarce, that funding has been cut. we pressed the government as to how much they will help. they said they will help on a case by case basis. if you look at relief effort of the type that grenfell tower was, and the govern

earlier, the leader of birmingham council, john clancy explained why they've decided to do this. here in camdenaid they did not know that some but the priority for them was to get people out if there was any risk at all. as for the costs involved in moving people out and providing them with accommodation, we do not know if the government will cover those costs what that bill may eventually be. but the sums we are talking about here are large indeed. that is that further moment from camden. back to you, chris the studio. there is much more on the bbc website about the situation in london and indeed other cities across the uk. some other news for you today. today is armed forces day. more than 300 events are taking place across the country to celebrate the work of our armed forces. a strong turnout is expected at the main event in liverpool where the prime minister is expected to attend. let's join our correspondent danielle hewson, who's in liverpool. as always, we have a lot to thank our armed forces for, particularly for the role they played after the manchester bombing, showing that sometimes

how do they deal in camden council with the costs incurred by having to evacuate people, evacuate flatsen saying that the government will give councils financial assistance. our position has been very clear on this, public safety is paramount. you cannot put a price on people's lives. local authorities they have to do whatever it takes to get the building safe and any necessary works they do, if they need support from the government, we can work with them, absolutely. if there is a local authority and housing association, if they need financial support, if they need financial support, if they need financial support, we will work with them to make sure they have the resources that they need to do this necessary work. that will not be put at risk. whatever is necessary to keep people safe, that work should be happening, it should not be slowed down because of costs, it should be work that should go on immediately and any council, any housing association then his financial support, we will make sure they get it. with me now is arnold tiling, he is chartered surveyor and fire experts. what

after a night of disruption, residents came face—to—face with a lead of camden council.ely stressed, why was hotels not looked at before we will all evacuated? i have sat in a chair over here since nine o'clock last night, i'm 72 yea rs nine o'clock last night, i'm 72 years old. suffer with emphysema. now i am being told they cannot rehouse me because i have a dog. what do they want me to do with my dog? put my dog to sleep? the council took the decision of fire service advise that the 4000 people living in the chalcots estate should be moved. some stayed in this centre on air beds others were sent to hotels and some decided to stay put. i really cried last night. i choked up i really cried last night. i choked up now. it is dreadful. they are saying we had to get out, the council officials came to the door banging on the door on the get out, get out and the chap down the hallway said no, she's not going, she's getting on for 80, she cannot go anywhere she has a cat. the cladding on these blocks are similar to that which was on the grenfell tower, the council says that a

what struck me listening to that report is that camden council are saying actually these panels are the commissioned. how do you think that kind of problem arises and is it a problem more widespread in the construction industry based on your experience? first of all, i'd like to extend my thoughts, wishes to all the families have been affected and all the people now up and down the country that are clearly very concerned about the situation that they face. i think there is some process flow they face. i think there is some process now where we need to have a calm and measured approach to these problems because they are conflicts problems. the cladding isn't a thing in isolation. one of the things that concerns me is that buildings are very complex items. we seem to be harbouring just on one part of the problem without looking at the greater picture right now. my question was prompted really by the discussion there has been of changes to the process for certifying buildings that date back to the mid—19 80s and if camden council is saying now this isn't what we commissioned, is there poten

camden council say they we re more time.uncil say they were told by fire officials that the resident safety could not be guaranteed overnight. we understand that around 83 households have refused to leave. 0ne that around 83 households have refused to leave. one of those people who is staying put is gemma. when did you get the knock? we got the knot, the first knock around 930 la st the knot, the first knock around 930 last night to tell us that the building was being evacuated and we had to leave immediately. when we asked what would happen if we did not leave, they said they strongly recommended believing that they could not force us out basically. then we made the decision to stay. why have you decided to stay if it is not safe? we have always felt safe in our blocks. we feel safe on the fourth floor, we are not too high up and we just feel like... it was chaos. it was not like you have to leave by tomorrow, you have to leave in a couple of hours, it was leave in a couple of hours, it was leave as soon as possible and the

tempers were running high today, the leader of camden council took the brunt of the frustration fromuated overnight. i am being told they can't rehouse me because i've got a dog. a hotel place was found for this woman, and her dog, but there are thousands of others, people and pets, facing weeks of uncertainty. more than 100 spent the night at this leisure centre. the cladding at four of these blocks is similar to that on grenfell tower, but it was issues with gas pipes and fire doors that made the fire service they said there was nothing that we could do to guarantee residents' safety that night. in that situation, you know, given the circumstances we are in, i thought we had to act swiftly. peter bertram, who is 94, had to leave the flat he has had for almost 50 years. i felt sorry for people who are a lot worse than me, especially with children. they have to carry on. but there are at least 80 flats where residents are refusing to leave. i really cried last night. the council officials came to the door, banging on the door, "get out, get out," but the chap round the hallway said,

the estimate by camden council itself is that they need at least 1000 fire doors because they were missinguncil leader has been in the job a month. my understanding is that we are told the council make a cost that by removing the fire doors from the specification. you are new in thejob but what does that make you think about how the council has been run? following grenfell we need to take a look, nationally, at our building regulations and fire safety measures. we have seen across the country people availing these tests, we acted swiftly in camden to get the information right now and my priority is the residents who need somewhere to sleep and i'm trying to make sure they are safe and secure and following that i will be asking those questions. i have the same questions and i will be on it but i have to prioritise getting my residents back safely into their blocks. camden is worst affected but around the country councils are removing the aluminium panels from their towers and sending them for fire safety testing. the tests are happening so far in secret at this research centre. samples from

do you think camden council are handling this very well? t with the council on wednesday, thursday and friday. i think they have done the right thing. you have to err on the side of caution. you can't play russian roulette with people's safety. they have received the advice from the experts, acted on the advice and i am hoping because the council speedily... the government have said they are committed to helping councils who need help. as soon as possible the repair work is being made so residents can go back to their homes. 0bviously made so residents can go back to their homes. obviously it is terribly inconvenient and a huge nuisance for these families to have to be moved, but the council has done the right thing. it can't be acceptable. if the council knows the building is unsafe, to allow people to occupy this building. it is 2017, how can this have happened, isn't this neglect from councils?” how can this have happened, isn't this neglect from councils? i have said for a while, those who say health and safety is a nuisance, those who s

camden council says it was left with no choice because of multiple fire safety failures. gh, still don't want to go. the council officials came to the door, banging on the door, "get out, get out," but the chap round the hallway said, "no, she's not going, she's getting on for 80, "she can't go anywhere, she's got a cat." by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. nick quraishi, bbc news. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has been speaking outside a muslim heritage centre in west london close to where the grenfell tower fire took place. he said on this celebratory day of eid there was a somber mood amongst the congregation, some who had lost family members in the tragedy. mr khan also gave his reaction that all samples of cladding from tower blocks in london had failed safety tests. across london, there are seven councils who have given cladding to be tested. all have failed. it's the cladding and the way it's been installed and other issues, whether it's fire doors not closing properly, the structure not properly built or other changes made. it can

the drastic action taken by camden council has caused huge disruption for thousands of people.failing fire safety checks, many more could face similar uncertainty. keith doyle, bbc news. 0ur reporter, amy cole is in north london. how are things at the moment? there was a lot of confusion and chaos for the residents, any more sensible organisation? there has been a lot of chaos and confusion, residents have said that throughout the afternoon, there has been a steady stea m afternoon, there has been a steady steam of people coming out of the leisure centre, trying to find out more information, registering their concerns and names, and about 100 slept on air beds inside the leisure centre last night after they were woken up at 2—3 in the morning, being told to evacuate their flat. they suddenly found themselves packing up bags and having to come to this leisure centre. camden council says it has found 270 hotel rooms and flats in neighbouring boroughs and they have also urged people to stay with family and friends, but this is a saturday, a time forfamilies friends, but this is a

camden council says it was left with no choice because of multiple fire safety failures. though, still don't want to go. the council officials came to the door, banging on the door, get out, get out, but the chap round the hallway said she's not going, she's getting on for 80, she can't go anywhere, she's got a cat. by night the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. the council has said it has spent more than £500,000 paying for hotels. it has promised to reimburse residents who have had to fork out for accommodation. but for those who have refused to move for a second night, they're being warned they could still be moved. nick quraishi, bbc news. catriona renton is in camden. some people are irritated about how it has all unfolded, catriona?m some people are irritated about how it has all unfolded, catriona? it is much calmer today than yesterday morning when we were here, when we we re morning when we were here, when we were here yesterday at around 11pm, it was busy with lots of people asking questions. i've been told overnight many more people have been

camden council says it needs to mtv towers to start the run media work but accepts its powers to removee just keep having the conversation again and again, keeping people awake, making sure there are people on the block. the fire services say it is not safe to stay, and they need to go. 11 days ago few would have known the words grenfell tower or cladding. but because of them, the lives of thousands of people continued to be changed. duncan is in north london at the chalcots estate for us tonight. questions the chalcots estate for us tonight. were camden ct north questions were camden council in north london over testing and whether or not they can force people to leave over safety fears. indeed, these are issues for councils across england. yeah, lots of confusion here and elsewhere over this issue of accommodation and over the issue of accommodation and over the issue of testing. as far as the accommodation is concerned, we still have 200 people in 120 flats refusing to move out. they say the alternative is simply aren't good enough. they don't want to go into leisure centres like thi

that is the leader of camden council, georgia gould there.y a cyber—security attack — house of commons authorities say they are investigating unauthorised attempts to access mps and peers' email accounts. mps were told about the attack on friday night. international trade secretary liam fox said that people need to make sure they use strong passwords. we know that there are regular attacks by hackers attempting to get passwords. we have seen reports in the last few days of even cabinet ministers' password being for sale online. we know that our public services are attacked so it is not at all surprising that there should be an attempt to hack into parliamentary e—mails so it is a warning to everybody, whether they are in parliament or elsewhere, that they need to do everything possible to maintain their own cyber security, including having complex and therefore safer codewords. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier is with me. what do we know about this attack? at this stage, not that much. we are told that parliamentary authorities we

camden council have evacuated four buildings to carry out urgent safety works.r. the house of commons authorities as they are investigating a thames to hack mps accounts. —— attempts. the final battle for mosul. iraqi forces say they'll defeat the city's beseiged is fighters within days. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. in rugby union, the all blacks continued their 23—year unbeaten run at eden park after overpowering the british and irish lions in the first test. 30 points to 15 the score, and katie gornall was watching. the lions arrived here with momentum but that positivity had all but evaporated at the full—time whistle with the all blacks showing just how dangerous they are from every position. theirfirst dangerous they are from every position. their first try was scored bya position. their first try was scored by a forward charging down and then they added another two tries in the second half through a 20—year—old player who was not even born the last time the all blacks lost year at eden park. the way things are going, that recor

that is the update in terms of the camden council leader.he house of commons, andrea leadsom has said it would be helpful if broadcasters "were willing to be a bit patriotic" with regards to brexit. she made the comment while being questioned by newsnight‘s emily maitliss about the uk's position in talks with the eu. we had various different eu politicians, the elected politicians saying it's a good start. of course, it's very early days. it's been a year.. it's very early days. it's been a year. .. it it's very early days. it's been a year... it would be helpful if broadcasters were willing to be a bit patriotic. the country took a decision. this government... sorry, it's unpatriotic? are you accusing me of being unpatriotic for questioning how negotiations are going? we all need to pull together asa going? we all need to pull together as a country. we took a decision a year ago today to leave the european union. the outgoing leader of the liberal democrats, tim farron described andrea leadsom's remarks asa described andrea leadsom's remark

the estimate by camden council itself is that they need at least 1,000 fire doors, because they were er has been in the job a month. and my understanding is, we're told, the council made a cost cut by removing the fire doors from the specification. i mean, you are new in thejob, but what does that make you think about the way this council is being run? look, i think, following grenfell, we need to take a look, nationally, at our whole building regulations and fire safety measures. we've seen across the country people failing these tests. we acted swiftly in camden to get the information. right now, my priority is i've got residents who need somewhere to sleep tonight, and i'm all out trying to make sure they're safe and secure. following that, i'm going to be asking those questions. i've got the same questions, and i will be on it. but i've got to prioritise getting my residents back and safely into their blocks. camden is worst—affected, but around the country, councils are removing the aluminium panels from their towers and sending them for fire safety testing. the tests are happeni

the councils include manchester, camden, plymouth and hounslow.our chief fire officer of your region tells you that, clearly as a leader of a city, you have got to listen to that. so we have looked at the figures, and it comes out at £31 million approximately. as well as cladding, authorities are also examining things like fire doors and gas pipes. it is notjust residential blocks. inspections are also taking place in nhs buildings, like hull royal infirmary. so will the government pay for every safety defect found ? the government pay for every safety defect found? if they need financial support, and not all of them will, but if they do need it, we will ensure that they have the resources they need to do this necessary work. that will not be put at risk. at glastonbury today, the music also gave way to talk of safety in tower blocks, with jeremy gave way to talk of safety in tower blocks, withjeremy corbyn demanding that the government get a grip. the prime minister needs to come to parliament again and explain what is going on, and it needs an e

camden council told people in five towers on the chalcots estate to move after the fire service saidir safety could not be guaranteed. the buildings are clad in similar material to grenfell tower, where at least 79 people died in a fire last week. here is nick quraishi with the details. we cannot guarantee your safety. the message from camden council as 4000 residents were told to leave their homes late on friday night. individuals are not being forced to leave, they are being told to leave their own safety and it's up to them to decide. i intend to stay put and go back in their tonight. i think it isa go back in their tonight. i think it is a knee—jerk reaction from the council. in the aftermath of debt and phillip tower, cladding he had been ruled unsafe. concerns have also been raised about fire doors and gas pipes. in the area which was not completely to the best standards was a deep concern given the combination and that was the message from the fire services today. the issueis from the fire services today. the issue is a combination of the two factors that is why we have taken

initially said they we re camden council initially said they were working towards?”ially said they were working towards? i think it will be very challenging. i don't know what process they are adopting that it will be challenging. i think we have to accept, all of us in the construction industry and residents need to accept that it is a process that needs time to be followed through to ensure that what goes backis through to ensure that what goes back is done properly with proper planning. christopher myers forensics architect, thank you for talking to us. apologies for the sound breaking down a little towards the end of the interview. find out how story is covered in the papers tomorrow at 10:30pm and 11th and the, our guests tonight rob merrick deputy editor of the independent and author and broadcaster natalie haynes. the brexit secretary, david davis, has said he is "pretty sure" that the uk can reach a suitable deal with brussels, on leaving the european union — but he suggested britain may need a transitional arrangement if everything isn't agreed within the tw

camden council says it was left with no choice because of multiple fire safety failures. though, still don't want to go. the council officials came to the door, banging on the door, "get out, get out," but the chap round the hallway said, "no, she's not going, she's getting on for 80, she can't go anywhere, she's got a cat." by night the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. the council has said it has spent more than £500,000 paying for hotels. nick quraishi, bbc news. susanna amend dozer joins susanna amend dozerjoins us from oui’ susanna amend dozerjoins us from our london i'iewsi'ooiti. susanna amend dozerjoins us from our london newsroom. we can't go to her, shall we go to catriona renton in canberra? -- camden. the government is saying 100% failure rate, is that right? we are here to talk to the residents that have been staying overnight. we have heard about these 3a buildings across the 17 local authority areas where the tests have happened and it's not just in london boroughs, but in other parts of the country, manchester and plymouth among those pl

the estimate by camden council itself is that they need at least 1000 fire doors because they were missingcil leader has beenin five blocks. the council leader has been in thejob five blocks. the council leader has been in the job a month. five blocks. the council leader has been in thejob a month. my understanding is that we are told the council make a cost that by removing the fire doors from the specification. you are new in the job but what does that make you think about how the council has been run? following grenfell we need to ta ke run? following grenfell we need to take a look, nationally, at our building regulations and fire safety measures. we have seen across building regulations and fire safety measures. we have seen across the country people availing these tests, we acted swiftly in camden to get the information right now and my priority is the residents who need somewhere to sleep and i'm trying to make sure they are safe and secure and following that i will be asking those questions. i have the same questions and i will be on it but i have to prioritise getting my residents

this is how the leader of camden council announced the evacuation earlier this evening.nd grenfell, we have been doing everything we can to track the safety of our blocks. we were first in the queue to track cladding on our blocks. we found that whilst the issue nation must say, the external cladding was not up say, the external cladding was not up to the standard we wanted and was not fire retardant. this was obviously very disappointing. we shared that news with residents and, on thursday night, we had a public meeting with residents were they share the number of concerns about fire safety that i had not been aware of. i immediately asked for council staff and the fire service is to be in those blocks, making checks. at the end of the day they told us that they could not guarantee our residents' safety in those blocks so i made the difficult decision to move the people living there into temporary accommodation, while we do the urgent works to guarantee safety. i know it's difficult, but grenfell changes everything and i don't believe we can take any risks with our resi

as residents start to move out, camden council says their safety can't be guaranteed because of the cladding on the buildings. i know it's difficult, but grenfell changes everything, and ijust don't believe we can take any risks with our residents‘ safety and i have to put them first. bewildered residents are told to head for a nearby leisure centre. some aren't happy with the council's decision. a knee jerk reaction by the council. they had to be seen to be doing something, but this is just creating chaos and pandemonium. grenfell tower — police say the cladding and insulation there has failed safety tests and manslaughter charges may follow. we'll bring you the latest on tonight's mass evacuation, as council officials try to find accommodation for thousands of people. also tonight. theresa may in brussels, where she's told her offer for eu citizens in the uk falls "below expectations". a former loyalist paramilitary turned supergrass admits 200 offences, including five murders. and 46 years after their last series triumph in new zealand, the british and irish lions prepare to take on the a

in about 45 minutes we will talk to the leader of camden council. bit patriotic" with regards to brexit. she made the comment while being questioned by newsnight‘s emily maitliss about the uk's position in talks with the eu. we had various different eu politicians, the elected politicians saying it was a good start. of course it is very early days. it has been a year... it would be helpful... it would be helpful if broadcasters would be patriotic. the country made a decision... unpatriotic? are you accusing me of being unpatriotic for questioning how negotiations are going? we all need to pull together as a country. we made a decision one year ago today to leave the european union. the outgoing leader of the liberal democrats, tim farron, has described andrea leadsom's remarks as "a sinister threat to the free media" — and said she should apologise. more than 100 people are missing after a landslide in south—western china. around 40 homes were destroyed when the side of a mountain collapsed in the sichuan province. a rescue operation is now taking p

georgia gould is the labour leader of camden council.s they are making to get people to go. so we have people knocking on those doors, talking to people about the safety risks. but we've also dispatched social workers to have individual conversations with those families, with those individuals, about what will help them to move out. i've been talking to many of those people overnight, and some of them do want to leave, but they don't want to come and spend a night here, which of course i completely understand. so what we want to do is get those people directly into appropriate accommodation. you know, there are some specific issues, some people with agoraphobia, particular medication. they want to be sure they've got the right accommodation. so after i've spoken and given this update, i'm going myself back to the blocks, to knock on doors and have those conversations. you're talking about persuasion, but if people are stubborn and say they will not leave, they don't think they want to leave, are you going to force them out? so we're real

that is the leader of camden council.reaction —— the latest reaction from kensington with simonjones. theresa may may have made that statement today to reassure people that everything possible is being done for local residents affected and everything possible is being done to check other high—rise towers to see if they have that cladding which is under suspicion that she clearly has a lot of convincing to do. one local resident showed me some mobile phone footage he took last night when theresa may made a visit to speak to some people here in the community and as she left she was booed by a small group of people. this is a community still very much in shock. a man on his bike rode past a short while ago looking at the posters showing the faces of many of those missing now sadly presumed dead, and he simply said, god bless them all. i have also been speaking to one man who lost five of his family in the fire, both his parents, two brothers and his younger sister, an awful experience for him. he welcomes the fa ct experienc

the last few minutes, we have heard from georgia gould, leader of camden council.he explained why the decision has been made. ever since the tragic fire at grenfell, we have done everything we can to check the safety of our blog. on wednesday we were first in the queue to check the cladding on our blocks. what we found was the installation was safe but the external cladding was not up to the standard that we wanted and was not fire retardant. obviously this was very disappointed and we share that disappointment with our residents. we've had a public meeting on thursday with residents were they concerned about fire safety that i hadn't been aware of. i immediately asked council staff and fire services to be in those blocks making the text. they said they could —— they said they could not confirm safety. i have made the difficult decision to move residents into temporary accommodation while we we re temporary accommodation while we were make urgent changes. i know it is difficult but grenfell changes everything and we cannot take risks with our tenants' everything an

the main story this morning. 4000 people were asked to evacuate their homes in camden overnight after the leader of the councilt to evacuate people. we had 650 households that have moved out of the tower blocks. we have had everyone, council staff, volunteers, different councillors, all coming together with the fire service to move people safely out of their accommodation. i've heard accou nts their accommodation. i've heard accounts from some individuals that say they are going to stay in their homes. have they been told they have to to evacuate or have they been requested to do so? we have 83 people that chose last night to stay in the property. we did have the fire service is going to talk to those people, explaining the risk. they chose to stay overnight. we are going to start knocking on doors again this morning and telling people it is not safe to stay in those buildings and that is the advice of the fire service. we are going to be moving them into accommodation. but the council position is that this is a voluntary arrangement? you are not going to force people to leave, correct? we have voluntarily eva

the estimate by camden council itself is that they need at least 1,000 fire doors, because they were he council leader has been in the job a month. and my understanding is, we're told, the council made a cost cut by removing the fire doors from the specification. i mean, you are new in thejob, but what does that make you think about the way this council is being run? following grenfell, we need to take a look, nationally, at our whole building regulations and fire safety measures. we have seen across the country people failing these tests. we acted swiftly in camden to get the information. right now, my priority is i've got residents who need somewhere to sleep tonight and i'm all out trying to make sure they're safe and secure. following that, i'm going to be asking those questions. i've got the same questions, and i will be on it. but i have to prioritise getting my residents back and safely into their blocks. camden is worst—affected, but around the country, councils are removing the aluminium panels from their towers and sending them for fire safety testing. the tests are happenin

in north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after camden council acuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. nick quraishi has the latest. by by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. katrina renton is in camden for us. i have a statement from camden council saying, we anticipate these works will be completed in 3—4 weeks but it is hugely inconvenient and stressful for some of the residents? that's right. that's what the council have been trained all along. they are asking and thanking people here for bearing with them. you will see is much quieter here. we've seen it get much quieter in the last few hours. when i was here at 11 o'clock last night there were more people registering and more people moving through, being taken away to hotels. places to stay. others going to stay with friends and family. that initial confusion has certainly eased. about a0 people stayed here overnight last night, compared to 100 on friday night. that gives you an idea that things are settling down. i did speak to people as they

that is the leader of camden council. let's talk now to iain duncan smith.what you think the enquiry into the g re nfell what you think the enquiry into the grenfell disaster should look into. cani grenfell disaster should look into. can ijust grenfell disaster should look into. can i just say that my grenfell disaster should look into. can ijust say that my heart grenfell disaster should look into. can i just say that my heart and prayers go out to those who have suffered and continue to suffer in this. we want to make sure that whatever we do helps them and helps those tenants who live in the area and have been badly affected. the point i was making today was that i have for some time a deep concern about what we are trying to do when we try to make these old tower blocks that were designed, arguably, badly, they now have to be clad because the environmental requirements mean they have to have much higher levels of environmental protection, in other words not losing heat all being able to use less heat inside those buildings to make them work, and the prob

camden council says it was left with no choice because of multiple fire safety failures. ough, still don't want to go. the council officials came to the door, banging on the door, "get out, get out," but the chap round the hallway said, "no, she's not going, she's getting on for 80, she can't go anywhere, she's got a cat." by night, the pockets of resistance against evacuation are evident. nick quraishi, bbc news. our correspondent catriona renton is in camden in north london. good morning. good morning. you will see there are people still coming here to the centre to get advice. we have seen people in the last few minutes coming to talk to council officials at the door here, to get information. but we are seeing far fewer people coming here now than we have seen over the last 36 hours or so. have seen over the last 36 hours or so. that's because over that time many people have now been found temporary accommodation. as we've just heard, from a council statement we received, offers of accommodation have been made to nearly 200 people who have had to leave and most of these

the i leads on tonight's tower block evacuation in camden as the local authority orders urgent safety work. the telegraph quotes the council borough saying grenfell changes everything. tonight's development in camden came too late for the mirror. the paper focuses on how a fridge freezer started the grenfell blaze. the express labels theresa may's critics eu bullies as the prime minister announced details of the uk's offer to eu nationals after brexit. according to the times, the manchester suicide bomber used videos from youtube and other websites to help to build the device that killed 22 people. and the mail serialises a biography of the duchess of cornwall. european union leaders have given a cool response to theresa may's proposal to guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk. the president of the european council, donald tusk, called the plans below his expectations and said they risked making the situation for eu citizens worse. under the plan, which the prime minister describes as serious and fair, people from eu countries who've lived here for five years would receive similar rights to british citizens.

tonight, camden council's mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempto find somewhere to sleep, for 4000 people. individuals have been told to leave for their own safety and it's down to them to make the decision. in the aftermath of the grenfell fire, the cladding on these towers had already been ruled unsafe, but on top of that residents raised concerns about other issues, including fire doors and gas pipes. camden felt it had to act. any area which wasn't completely up to the best standards was a deep concern, given the combination, and that was the message from the fire services today. the issue was the combination of the two factors and that's why we've taken the action we've taken the night. —— tonight. the shadow of the worst fire in decades now looms large over social housing. grenfell tower was destroyed from the bottom to the top. the fire started in a kitchen on the lower floor. now police have confirmed what eyewitnesses said, the origin of the inferno was a hotpoint fridge, like this one, in that kitchen. flames escaped through a window and

this, to me, smacks of a panic, kneejerk reaction because camden and other councils have bigger questions to answer, than just the cladding outside these buildings. the daily mirror looking at the story, as well, in a connected way, but taking it back to what happened in grenfell, cilliers in our kitchens. the grenfell fire started by a fridge freezer that had not been recalled. concerns for lots of people about how safe the appliances are. the blame game has moved around as lessons are being learned. we have seen lessons about the cladding being learned at great speed by councils and authorities. they have moved to the fridge freezer. 64,000 of these products have been sold throughout the uk. that will not just the people in tower blocks but all sorts of consumers, and they have been invited to get in touch with the company. presumably this is one step short of recalling the product. we will find out that there are other councils facing the same criticisms, so councils facing the same criticisms, so it will go on. we don't want to balance safety problems with widespread panic. this parti

camden council and giving exact numbers but we estimate around 200 people remain in theirflats in thewill go to remove them, we simply don't know, they say they are going to keep talking to them, they said the work cannot get under way until the blocks are empty but we do not work is under way, 200 fire doors, self—closing doors, they arrived and work is under way today to install them as well as other remedial works. but you know, even people who have been rehoused, there's still a lot of upset, immelman told me she is in hot hotel room, four children, one cooker ring and a bed, a small fridge, clearly upset, the disruption and upset is continuing. keith doyle, thank you. tom symons is with me now. we were told that the cladding was legally they did, it seems everything at the moment is failing government tests, how does that happen? it's quite possible with the government tests, we haven't been given details but i understand the government may make the details available later, that those tests are stricter and tougher than the current building regulations, this is material that on t

camden council has decided remove cladding from some tower blocks and the devil is in the detail in thisthe statement they've given us this morning, they have said that the aluminium panels involved are of a polyethylene core, so involved are of a polyethylene core, so that's a pe core, as its name. it's thought that is the same as the one used at grenfell tower. but they also say the panels that were fitted we re also say the panels that were fitted were not to the standard we had commissioned. so that suggests that somewhere along the line, for whatever reason, there's been a confusion or a deliberate piece of cost—cutting that has led to the wrong sort of panel being fitted to the tower block. of course that opens at the question that something similar happened at grenfell tower. we don't either way but it's a question for the investigation and the public enquiry, and of course the public enquiry, and of course the government will need to check that hasn't happened in other places around the country. let's go to ours assista nt around the country. let's go to ours assistant political

the company said that the work has made all building regulations, camden council said it had a robust fire safety policy and was carrying out extra checks. posts have highlighted what the claymores general failure to inspect and maintaini claymores general failure to inspect and maintain i received the equipment. they have blamed the ongoing culture of negligence. 0ne has concluded it is a terrifying thought, but only a catastrophic event will expose incompetence. nigel lives in an identical tower block, and over many years he has raised concerns on behalf of residence. we have had a number of fires. fire door? old. 165 flats. 0vercrowding. residents have got expanded families, having to utilise the broom cupboard, makeshift bedrooms. we had a period of time that these were totally unusable because criminals had broken in. stolen all the raw metal. monica lives on the 19th floor.|j stolen all the raw metal. monica lives on the 19th floor. i cannot sleep at night. ijust think, nobody would come to save us. residents have been raising concerns. you have been doing the same. do you think

and the cabinet memberfor housing of camden council.ning they would start investigations and there would be tests. yesterday a letter was published to everybody on the estate. it was hand dropped, so it arrived through everybody‘s letterboxes. the letter did confirm that we had exactly the same cladding that was used at grenfell. that was a shock to stop it was the third paragraph of the letter and it stated that it was exactly the same material with the polyethylene plastic composite in the centre. that was the confirmation. they said they would set about to remove the panels over the forthcoming weeks.” was going to ask how long it would take, it is weeks? this is the interesting point. camden offices, principally councillors, not technical experts, they obviously need to be advised by experts, so they have given their best opinion, which is that it needs to come down. the expert opinion, it needs to come down and be replaced by safe material. that's what we as the residents want and demand. however, five tower blocks, and just to pai