both the dame judith hackitt tested in the real world. th hackitt review tested in the real world. both the dame judith hackitt review and tested in the real world. both the damejudith hackitt review and the government want tighter rules. the reforms could take years but thousands of people like lucy hopkins are waiting to see what will happen about the dangerous cladding on the outside of their homes. there are so on the outside of their homes. there are so much uncertainty for me as a flat owner and for the rest of the people in the block as well. we have no idea what the financial impact will be. it looks like we are being left to sort out this problem by ourselves. the anniversary of g re nfell tower ourselves. the anniversary of grenfell tower approaches. repairing the wider damage is an enormous task. meghan markle has spoken of her sadness as she confirmed that her father thomas markle will not be attending her wedding to prince harry on saturday. he had been due to walk her down the aisle. but in a statement she said he would not n

this week we have seen the start of the grenfell inquiry, and last week dame judith hackitt , reported that our building regulations are not fit for purpose, yet she did not specifically recommend a ban on inflammable cladding. can the prime minister confirm that, nevertheless, it is her clear intention to ban inflammable cladding and to ensure that another tragedy like grenfell never happens again? p.m. may: can i say to my honorable friend that the deeply moving testimonies we have already heard and will continue to hear this week from survivors and the bereaved leave absolutely no room for doubt. we must learn everything we can about what happened, and we must take the strongest possible action to stop such an unimaginable tragedy from ever happening again. as my honorable friend says, dame judith hackitt's recommendations do not include recommending the banding of inflammable cladding. we are minded to go further by banning combustible materials in cladding on high-rise buildings. we are meeting our legal duty to consult on these proposals, and we will not delay any necessary actio

with what else is dame judith hackitt do you accept that? l lead to combustible cladding not being used on high—rise blocks? combustible cladding not being used on high-rise blocks? the word perhaps is insane for me. 72 people have lost their lives. the regulations stipulated that they we re regulations stipulated that they were not supposed to be used over a certain height, but they were still used anyway. what is she scared of? why can't she just ban it? who does she want to please? it shows everyone in the whole country that their lives mean absolutely nothing. would you agree with that, that you could read from this that their lives meant nothing? absolutely. i'm totally upset. haven't we learned anything from the past? why do we have to wait so long to come to this silly and stupid conclusion? sorry about this word. what is the government therefore? don't forget, they are there to take the people's recommendation, not only certain people. we are the ones living in those towers. the horror that night, costing sony people their lives, many

secretary james brokenshire announced the consultation following the publication of a report by dame judith hackitt. her review was commissioned after last june's grenfell fire, in which 71 people died. an inquiry is being held to find out exactly what went wrong and why the fire spread so quickly through the building. james brokenshire explained what the government was doing. the cladding believed to be on grenfell tower was unlawful under existing building regulations. it should not have been used. but i will ensure there is no room for doubt over what materials can be used safely in cladding of high rise residential buildings. having listened carefully to concerns, the government will consult on banning the use of combustible materials in cladding systems on high—rise residential buildings. why no ban on combustible cladding and insulation? it really beggars belief that this report continues to give a green light to combustible materials on high rise blocks. i say to the secretary of state, don't consult on it. do it. 72 people died in grenfell tower. in australia they had a high rise fire in 20

enter dame judith hackitt, the senior engineer called on to review the building regulations, under pressuren materials which burn tall buildings. but she didn't. if people look at this report and say it doesn't go far enough because it didn't ban cladding, then i will accept that as a criticism. that is the criticism. i accept that. but what i would say in response to that is, what i've found is a problem with the building of high—rise buildings that goes far beyond people putting cladding on to the building that is not compliant. but she did say if the government bans it, she would support it. and sure enough, within a few hours, but 11 months after grenfell, the communities secretary rose to his feet in the commons. having listened carefully to concerns, the government will consult on banning the use of combustible materials in cladding systems on high—rise residential buildings. cladding is being removed from some buildings. but banning it completely would mean changing the complex system of guidance that the industry uses to meet the building regulations. and dame judith‘s report doesn'

dame judith hackitt. let's take a look at what's been happening in the wider world of politics. mpjamie stone revealed he had his identity stolen by a suspected drug dealer in manchester. and they gave him a newjob title while they were at it. he has put down my occupation, mr speaker, you will be interested to know, as "cobbler." at four... japan's parliament has passed a new law to encourage more women to stand for election. but critics say the new measure lacks penalties and incentives. women make up only 10% ofjapan‘s elected lower house. at three... none other than benedict cumberbatch will star in a new channel 4 drama about brexit. he will play the vote leave campaign mastermind dominic cummings. at two... arsenal mad mps held a debate to pay tribute to add going manager arsene wenger this week. and even mrj corbyn found time in his diary to show up. so, as the mp who was proud to represent the arsenal stadium the whole time that arsene wenger has been manager, the enormous contribution he has ensured that arsenal have made to the local community. and at one... politician

but dame judith hackitt, the engineer commissioned by the government to review building regulations ing dangerous cladding from buildings in england. the fire and rescue services have visited over 1,250 high—rise buildings and immediate action has been taken to ensure the safety of every resident. councils and housing associations must remove dangerous cladding quickly but paying for these works must not undermine their ability to do important maintenance and repair work. nearly a year on and the grim legacy of grenfell tower has a long way to run yet. police chiefs say front—line officers in remote, rural communities could be routinely armed in order to deal with terrorist threats. the move is being considered by the national police chiefs' council. a drive to recruit specialist counter—terrorism firearms officers in england and wales has fallen short of its target by around 100. here's our home affairs correspondent, leila nathoo. it is one of the most demanding jobs in policing. these armed police in the west midlands are practising how to approach a suspect holed up with a weapon.

the cladding itself and they hoped that would be a recommendation in the report today by dame judith hackitt report and say it doesn't go far enough because it didn't ban cladding then i will accept that as a criticism. that is the criticism? and i accept that. but what i will say in response to that is that what i found is a problem with the building of high—rise buildings that goes far beyond people putting cladding onto the building which is not compliant. in fact, her report paints a highly critical picture of the building industry before this crisis, before the cladding started coming off. companies, she says, were in a race to the bottom, trying to get work done quickly and cheaply but she's not calling for more building regulations. her review, triggered by the grenfell disaster, calls for a new authority to oversee building safety, for more rigorous enforcement of existing regulations and for the industry to lead the change. in fact, she says, the industry has to learn how to be safer. can industry be trusted to do what you have said, given that they, the industry, have allowed peopl

judith yesterday. mps on both sides argued this. even damejudith hackitte judith recommends which are welcome, that would help, like clearer duties for who is responsible for building safety a nd for who is responsible for building safety and clearer ways for residents to have their concerns heard. but this sounds like an insiderfrom industry heard. but this sounds like an insider from industry urging heard. but this sounds like an insiderfrom industry urging reform without rocking the boat. culture change. clearer guidance. less prescriptive system. greater responsibility from some of those who have been cutting corners to cut costs in the current system. i say to the secretary of state, this is a missed opportunity to set clear—cut new standards that ensure a disaster like grenfell tower can never happen again. so can the secretary of state explain why there is not in this report what he will do, notjust on no ban on the combustible cladding systems, no bar on the desktop systems, no bar on the desktop systems for safety clearing without testing, no plan