yes, this is michael gove saying _ not enough. yes, this is michael gove saying the _ not enough.l - gove saying the leaseholders should not have _ gove saying the leaseholders should not have to face these huge costs for replacing combustible clattering, and he is directing his fire in the — clattering, and he is directing his fire in the direction of the developers, and i think he has said if the _ developers, and i think he has said if the offer— developers, and i think he has said if the offer is not made, then legislation passed will force them to pay— legislation passed will force them to pay this. but this just covers combustible clattering, it doesn't cover— combustible clattering, it doesn't cover other fire risks such as balconies _ cover other fire risks such as balconies or fire doors, which campaigners understandably now are raising _ campaigners understandably now are raising as _ campaigners understandably now are raising as well in terms of a risk on properties bought against any other— on properties bought against any other fire mitigation measures. this does troi

it this does sound different from michael gove?_ michael gove? michael gove? it does sound different. he's _ michael gove? it does sound different. he's made - michael gove? it does sound different. he's made a - michael gove? it does sound different. he's made a lot i michael gove? it does sound different. he's made a lot of| different. he's made a lot of recommendations. he's been very persuasive, but i still think it falls short on real enforcement. we are still having to wait and remember, justice delayed is justice denied. i don't think he's coming down as heavy as he should be on the building firms, and we have to understand that it was their focus on money that made grenfell happen in the first place. he also made mention today that with the top building companies, the top seven over the last three years, they have made a profit of £16 billion, so no form of monetary incentive visitation for them is going to work. people need to know what is going to happen and what exactly is going to happen and what exactly is going to happen because tha

i think we can now hear from michael gove himself. t do from michael gove himself. an enquiry. it was a matter of— to conduct an enquiry. it was a matter of considerable regret to me that the _ matter of considerable regret to me that the details of the statement i'm that the details of the statement i'm about — that the details of the statement i'm about to give way shed with the media _ i'm about to give way shed with the media before memos of this house and those most _ media before memos of this house and those most affected. it is worth pausing — those most affected. it is worth pausing at the start of any statement to reflect on my building safety _ statement to reflect on my building safety is _ statement to reflect on my building safety is an issue of concern to all of as— safety is an issue of concern to all of as in— safety is an issue of concern to all of as in this — safety is an issue of concern to all of as in this house. it took the tragedy— of as in this house. it took the tragedy at _ of as in this house. it took the tragedy at grenfell in 2017 to p

it is a long, long way from what michael gove is offering which is reallyjust empty words.od of time, george osborne obviously was a key proponent of that. as a communications person what are your thoughts on the way it seems to be fired up when there is a desire to basically appeal to the redwall conservatives? yes, i mean, this is part of the so called _ yes, i mean, this is part of the so called operation red meat, in terms of what _ called operation red meat, in terms of what can— called operation red meat, in terms of what can we say to these perhaps wavering _ of what can we say to these perhaps wavering backbench mps who need to show something to their constituents, some of these mps are in seats_ constituents, some of these mps are in seats that never voted conservative before, they are marginal, _ conservative before, they are marginal, their majority won't be that big, — marginal, their majority won't be that big, but the issue with this, the paper— that big, but the issue with this, the paper is being released on wednesday and i think there will be some _ wednesd

, the leveling _ a minute, which is michael gove, the leveling up _ a minute, which is michael goveg to be a whole load of money of— there is going to be a whole load of money of new funds for poor areas, 20 towns. _ money of new funds for poor areas, 20 towns, and they're all going to -et 20 towns, and they're all going to get a _ 20 towns, and they're all going to get a chunk of money and be able to elect their— get a chunk of money and be able to elect their own mayors and things, the observer did a bit more investigation having seen this press release, _ investigation having seen this press release, discovered that, actually, it is an _ release, discovered that, actually, it is an old — release, discovered that, actually, it is an old bit of money that was signed _ it is an old bit of money that was signed off— it is an old bit of money that was signed off by the treasury and announced by the treasury sometime a-o, announced by the treasury sometime ago. so _ announced by the treasury sometime ago. so is _ announced by the treasury sometime ago, so is not new money, and go withs

in the autumn, michael gove replaced robertjenrick as housing secretary and there was a change of tonerance before the housing committee in november. mr gove questioned why leaseholders should have to pay at all. we also have a responsibility to relieve some of the obligations that are being faced by leaseholders at the moment, who are innocent parties in this and who are being in many circumstances, asked to pay disproportionate sums. and when asked who was responsible for the problems in the first place, mr gove said while local and central government had a role, he also hit out at developers. ok, the sheriff. or sheriffs might not have been on the ball, but the cowboys were behaving like cowboys in an unregulated way. tough words but the campaigners want that backed up with action. the protests have continued, the political pressure for a solution increasing, and the financial situation for many is already critical. fast forward to january 2022 and a significant shift in policy. i know called the secretary of state for levelling up housing new communities. a £4 billion scheme will s

again, that was one of the gaps that michael gove was talking about today. construction companies but also to building regulations surveyors who come and they then approve it. so there are all sorts of legal battles that will go on between developers and their contractors for failing to actually put in the correct provisions to make sure the buildings are safe. unfortunately, michael gove appears to be leaving it to the leaseholders now to proceed against the developers, who themselves may be locked in a legal battle to try and recover these costs. that is not fair. in the meantime, leaseholders have been paying for the costs. some blocks are paying £28,000 per month for a waking watch. these are costs that are already racking up. people are going into bankruptcy because they cannot cope. you don'tjust sit back and say it is over to you now, we will try and give you a helping hand to take the culprits to task. the government really does need to now act, and that means to say" it will do the remediation, make sure that happens and proceed against the industry

the good news today is that if we are to believe what michael gove is said he will announce on mondayy to cover the cost of removing that dangerous cladding. the challenge is two fold. for people like me. number one, i cannot sell my flat. it is unsellable. it is worth £0, which is a burden in itself. more importantly, numbertwo, a burden in itself. more importantly, number two, with the cladding still there, it is technically dangerous in terms of fire. the news today is good news. the devil is in the detail. i remain cautiously optimistic, but we need to see where this money is going to come from. in to see where this money is going to come from-— to see where this money is going to come from. , ., ., i. ., come from. in terms of how you have been living — come from. in terms of how you have been living for— come from. in terms of how you have been living for the _ come from. in terms of how you have been living for the last _ come from. in terms of how you have been living for the last few _ come from. in terms of how you have been living for the last few years - been living for th

so michael gove needs a big stick to beat them with, along those sorts of lines, that no, this is quite the levelling up secretary is unsuccessful, leaked documents from the treasury seen by newsnight show that if the government can't raise the money from developers, then it'll have to come from existing housing budgets. hardly ideal at a time of a wider housing shortage. three white men are beginning life sentences in the us state of georgia for murdering a blackjogger who ran through their neighbourhood. 25—year—old ahmaud arbery was chased in pick—up trucks and shot, in a case that became a focus of protests by the black lives matter movement. david willis reports. ahmaud arbery�*s death has been likened by his family to a latter—day lynching. three white men hunted down the unarmed jogger and killed him in cold blood. footage of the incident led to nationwide protests after it emerged that, despite being interviewed at the scene, none of the men involved had been arrested after local officials accept their plea of self—defence and deemed the killing of ahmaud arberyjustified. do wha

so michael gove needs a big stick to beat them with, along those sorts of lines, that no, this is quiteices and your responsibility to pay. and if the levelling up secretary is unsuccessful, leaked documents from the treasury seen by newsnight show that if the government can't raise the money from developers, then it'll have to come from existing housing budgets. hardly ideal at a time of a wider housing shortage. the authorities in kazakhstan say they've arrested the former head of the domestic intelligence agency on suspicion of high treason. karim massimov was sacked from the national security committee by president tokayev on wednesday as violent anti—government demonstrations escalated across the country. dozens of people have been killed in the protests. meanwhile, the us has questioned kazakhstan�*s decision to seek russian military aid to deal with an ongoing wave of violent unrest. the first of about 2,500 russian—led troops have arrived there, though moscow says the deployment is temporary. russell trott has the latest. more troops and equipment on its way to kazakhstan. the i

, i_ some stuff going on under michael gove, i won't take that away, but if boris _ gove, i won'that away, but if boris johnson thinks what he has journal— boris johnson thinks what he has journal which is so very, very wrong, — journal which is so very, very wrong, what happened in 10 downing street, _ wrong, what happened in 10 downing street, will be forgotten and forgiven if he just rushes forth with_ forgiven if he just rushes forth with these promises, here over promises — with these promises, here over promises and under delivers. one of these suggestions, _ promises and under delivers. one of these suggestions, martin, - promises and under delivers. one of these suggestions, martin, the - promises and under delivers. one ofj these suggestions, martin, the front page of the guardian, pm accused of attacking the bbc to save his own skin, the guardian's take is that this is a number of plants being announced to basically appeal to voters, the question is will something like this appeal to voters? . , , ., voters? there has been a long-standing _ voters? there has been a long-

but on monday the minister responsible for housing, michael gove, is expected to say the government willose and pursue companies responsible for the crisis and ease the unfair burden placed on leaseholders. until now, the government's approach was for dangerous cladding removal to be paid for by the building safety fund. it was only for buildings more than 18.5 metres in height. everything else was to be covered by developers paying or via a loans scheme for leaseholders. but next week the government will tell developers they have to pay, up to £4 billion, to cover the cost of fixing or removing cladding from buildings between 11 and 18.5 metres in height. developers will be threatened with a change to the law if they don't pay up. we should not still be here, so many years after grenfell, arguing about this. for us, it has been that desire to resolve the issue for customers, that has set out our stall, but actually we will cover these costs. the industry as a whole does need to come to grips with that. it does need to be an industry—wide solution and everybody needs to play their part.

the guardian leads on comments from fire safety campaigners, who say the housing secretary michael govespend more than the planned £4 billion to tackle the cladding crisis. the mirror has an exclusive report on what it calls "the sickening truth" behind the government's promise to "level up", featuring a yorkshire school which it says has no money for repairs. and the ft reports on nato�*s warning to russia that it's prepared for "a new armed conflict in europe", after russia's deployment of tens of thousands of troops on the ukraine border. so let's begin with aletha and mo. i am going to handed over to you and say, kick us off with the telegraph, if you would, and destroy that reduce isolation. the if you would, and destroy that reduce isolation. the telegraph is lettinu reduce isolation. the telegraph is lettin: it reduce isolation. the telegraph is letting it be _ reduce isolation. the telegraph is letting it be known _ reduce isolation. the telegraph is letting it be known that, - reduce isolation. the telegraph is letting it be known that, now, - reduce isolation. the telegraph is

they've previously missed out on grants, and michael gove warned developers would have to pick up the insulation, to those who cut corners to save cash as they developed or refurbished people's homes, and to those who sought to profiteer from the consequences of the grenfell tragedy. we are coming for you. but labour said the funding covered cladding only and ignored the wider safety problems found on thousands of buildings. he'll also know that there's a gaping hole in what he's proposed. a significant number of buildings have both cladding and non—cladding defects, and leaseholders in them face ruinous costs to fix things like missing fire breaks and defective compartmentalization. mr speaker, you cannot make a building half safe. the government says it expects developers and builders to pay for cladding costs, and if they refuse, well, they face the threat of tax rises. new laws or being barred from government schemes like help to buy. so the warning from ministers is cough up, do the right thing or there will be commercial consequences. but developers often argue they met building

but on monday the minister responsible for housing, michael gove, is expected to say the government willsis and ease the unfair burden placed on leaseholders. until now, the government's approach was for dangerous cladding removal to be paid for by the building safety fund. it was only for buildings more than 18.5 metres in height. everything else was to be covered by developers paying or via a loans scheme for leaseholders. but next week the government will tell developers they have to pay, up to £4 billion, to cover the cost of fixing or removing cladding from buildings between 11 and 18.5 metres in height. developers will be threatened with a change to the law if they don't pay up. we should not still be here, so many years after grenfell, arguing about this. for us, it has been that desire to resolve the issue for customers, that has set out our stall, but actually we will cover these costs. the industry as a whole does need to come to grips with that. it does need to be an industrywide solution and everybody needs to play their part. michael gove is also expected to outline changes

and boris _ that was made by michael gove and borisjohnson was a that was made by michael gove you can scrap vat which is set at 5%~ — because you can scrap vat which is set at 5%. now, today, we have a lot of former— set at 5%. now, today, we have a lot of former ministers writing to the sunday— of former ministers writing to the sunday telegraph urging the prime minister— sunday telegraph urging the prime minister to do exactly that in a bid to try— minister to do exactly that in a bid to try and — minister to do exactly that in a bid to try and ease this cost of living crisis _ to try and ease this cost of living crisis facing so many people over the colder— crisis facing so many people over the colder months. 0thers crisis facing so many people over the colder months. others say, the colder months. 0thers say, energy— the colder months. others say, energy prices are rising because of global— energy prices are rising because of global market prices increasing, we saw that— global market prices increasing, we saw that back in october. but what these _ saw that back in october

we see in a letter secretary to the treasury simon clark to michael gove, the levelling up secretary,eek. the big headline is around £4 billion of money will be made available to leaseholders in buildings between 11 metres and 18.5 metres to pay for dangerous cladding removal costs. that's being used because up until now the government's policy has been that only payments will be made for buildings over 18.5 metres. critics have long said that's an arbitrary figure and should be changed, so an important step forward for many leaseholders involved. but the critics will say there are a few caveats. first of all this new money will not cover non—cladding problems, of which there are legion. many have been discovered since grenfell. secondly, it's not clear what the process will be for the government to raise that money. the treasury is making clear in this letter that it will not come from the taxpayer, it must come from developers. developers historically have been very reluctant to pay for defects which they say are not their responsibility. thirdly, and most important, really importan

what do you hope michael gove will do to restore confidence and get lenders lending?on industry telling mortgage providers and insurers and surveyors in silos you should do a little bit here. we need a coordinated approach and more of a centralised approach so there is an independent body that says you need to do this work or you do not need to do this work and then we might make progress. gilles we might make progress. giles grover, always _ we might make progress. giles grover, always good _ we might make progress. giles grover, always good to i we might make progress. giles grover, always good to speak to you. what is not clear is how the government plans to pressure developers into paying up. there will be no new money from the treasury. if michael gove is not successful in recouping that money from the construction sector, it will come out of existing departmental budgets which could mean less money for levelling up and home—building. we await further details on that announcement, which we expect to be made in the commons later. studio: thank you. it sounds like

the bbc has learned that the housing secretary michael gove will tomorrow pledge to "expose and pursuee. in new attempt to address building safety problems, he will make a statement to mps with the aim of easing the "unfair burden" on leaseholders. up to half a million flat owners across the uk may no longer face the cost of replacing dangerous cladding on their properties. our business correspondent simon browning has the details. it's a building safety crisis. an estimated half a million people live in homes wrapped in flammable materials. added to that a missing fire breaks, defective insulation and flammable balconies. but who is to blame, and who should fix them? up to now the government's approach was for dangerous cladding removal to be paid for by the building safety fund. it was only for buildings more than 18.5 metres in height. everything else was to be covered by either developers paying, or via a loan scheme for leaseholders. it's meant blocks like this, austin apartments in the south—east london, were previous cut off from government support because it is below 18.5 metre

but on monday, michael gove, the levelling up secretary, is expected to say that will change and lowerwill get support. government will try to secure up to £4 billion from developers towards the cost. and if they don't pay for it voluntarily, it is understood the government will use the law to enforce it. flat owners this morning have cautiously welcomed the news. it does lift a layer of anxiety, but there is no absolute clarification in how developers are going to pay. but there is already concerned that house—builders won't pay when asked. well, they won't choose to pay. they will have to be dragged to the table to offer something up. i suspect it relies on showing will, whether it is by sampling the buildings, and showing that these buildings were not built to spec. the home builders federation said of the largest house—builders had already spent or committed £1 billion to remediate affected buildings, and that whilst house—builders were committed to playing their part, there were other organisations involved in the construction, which should also be involved in remediation costs. l

but on monday the minister responsible for housing, michael gove, is expected to say the government willose and pursue companies responsible for the crisis and ease the unfair burden placed on leaseholders. until now, the government's approach was for dangerous cladding removal to be paid for by the building safety fund. it was only for buildings more than 18.5 metres in height. everything else was to be covered by developers paying or via a loans scheme for leaseholders. but next week the government will tell developers they have to pay, up to £4 billion, to cover the cost of fixing or removing cladding from buildings between 11 and 18.5 metres in height. developers will be threatened with a change to the law if they don't pay up. we should not still be here, so many years after grenfell, arguing about this. for us, it has been that desire to resolve the issue for customers, that has set out our stall, but actually we will cover these costs. the industry as a whole does need to come to grips with that. it does need to be an industry—wide solution and everybody needs to play their part.

the housing secretary, michael gove, said this morning that the government would be prepared to takeduals simply can�*t pay. but it is the case that companies which do have significant turnovers, significant profits, significant dividends going out — they can pay and we will make sure that they will. we hope that there will be a recognition, of a shared responsibility. i think that most people in the sector recognise that more needs to be done. but if necessary, then we can always use legal means and the ultimate backstop of tax in order to ensure that they pay. but what i want to do is to work with developers because, as i say, the overwhelming majority of people in the sectorjust want to work with us to resolve this problem. charlotte meehan lives with her husband in a development with fire safety issues in east london. shejoins me now. charlotte, thank you so much for your time this morning. tell us more about your situation. i morning. tell us more about your situation. ., , , situation. i live in a mixed type development — situation. i live in a mixed type development in _ situa

analysis of that once we have a clear outline of exactly what the government is proposing for michael goven pakistan after their cars were trapped in heavy snow. the chief minister of punjab province has declared the mountain resort town of murree — where a thousand vehicles are still stranded — as a "disaster area" and has urged people to stay away. a day trip to enjoy the spectacle of the first snowfall of the season turned to tragedy. tens of thousands, including families, flocked to the popular resort town after snow began falling on tuesday. many travelled from islamabad ill—equipped to deal with the blizzard conditions. the pakistani army has been brought in to help clear snow and rescue those trapped. and the hope is to begin air lifts when conditions allow. translation: helicopter service will soon be started, _ but the weather is not good right now. as soon as the weather gets bad there, god willing, we will start helicopter service to rescue any people stranded. many of the casualties died from hypothermia as temperatures fell to —8 celsius. others were reported to have been asph

does what michael gove _ able to afford them. does what michael gove said _ able to afford them.ry welcome. i am pleased afterfour years, since any announcement, is very welcome. i am pleased after four years, since a grenfell fire, we have a housing secretary who is willing to use the correct rhetoric. it is important to note in the announcements we have heard so far he keeps talking about cladding. it has not been cladding prices for many years, it is a building safety crisis. there are other issues. other interim require safety features. compartmentalisation issues, rising premiums. all of that is what people are paying now. people cannot afford the bill and other things, the money will never come for the cladding. people are going bankrupt right now. it is like the government keeps to bail the water of the titanic with pots and pans. some people will stay dry but the ship is sinking. iltrui’heh dry but the ship is sinking. when ou talk dry but the ship is sinking. when you talk about _ dry but the ship is sinking. when you talk about the _ dry but the ship is sinking. when yo

but we understand that michael gove, the levelling up secretary, will make a commitment on monday thatp to £4 billion of extra funding will be available to remove dangerous cladding and buildings between 11 and 18 one half metres, and that leaseholders will not have to pay anything towards that cost, a significant shift. but gove also made clear that money will come from developers, not from the taxpayer, and if developers won't pay voluntarily, he will threaten the force of law to make sure that they comply. but this change will cover cladding only, not the host of other building safety issues found in thousands of building since gran fell,. ~ , ., �* thousands of building since gran fell,. , . ., fell,. well, they won't choose to -a . fell,. well, they won't choose to pay- they _ fell,. well, they won't choose to pay- they will — fell,. well, they won't choose to pay. they will have _ fell,. well, they won't choose to pay. they will have to _ fell,. well, they won't choose to pay. they will have to be - fell,. well, they won't choose to | pay. they will have to be dragged fell,. well

but this was a press release put out by michael gove's levelling up department, talk about a new fundbut on further investigation by the observer, it actually turned out this is old money that was announced previously by the chancellor rishi sunak, and it was signed off some time ago. so, it was signed off some time ago. so, it is not new money but it is clearly all part of, and i suspect this is the beginning of many, many initiatives to try and look like the government is doing an awful lot of staff, in order to deflect away from the other problems. —— a lot of stuff. the other problems. -- a lot of stuff. ., ., ., stuff. nigel, we are out of time, we will aet stuff. nigel, we are out of time, we will get your— stuff. nigel, we are out of time, we will get your opinion _ stuff. nigel, we are out of time, we will get your opinion on _ stuff. nigel, we are out of time, we will get your opinion on this - stuff. nigel, we are out of time, we will get your opinion on this in - stuff. nigel, we are out of time, we will get your opinion on this in the l will get your opinion on this in the

michael gove will announce a leveling out package, and things like that. not and whether the night of the long scapegoat said will become the long night for borisjohnson remains to be scheme democracy and. a barrage of announcements if it is according to the sunday times says, if that is correct. and it's interesting, he was saying that martin reynolds, borisjohnson�*s principal private secretary, according to the paper is expected to leave, but it was only a few days ago wherejohnson was exposing his full confidence in him. ago where johnson was exposing his full confidence in him.— full confidence in him. again, i think most _ full confidence in him. again, i think most right _ full confidence in him. again, i think most right minded - full confidence in him. again, i| think most right minded people full confidence in him. again, i- think most right minded people will be astonished to see that nobody has actuaiiy— be astonished to see that nobody has actually either resigned or been asked to — actually either resigned or been asked to leave as a result o

the housing secretary, michael gove, says he wants developers to pay up to £4 billion to fix dangerouscladding on medium—height blocks of flats identified in the wake of the grenfell fire. mr gove says if they fail to cooperate, they could be taxed. until now, the government had committed money to repair only taller buildings. the new proposals do not address other fire safety defects, though, such as missing firebreaks and flammable balconies. our business correspondent sarah corker has more. removing dangerous cladding — the grenfell tragedy exposed the scale of building safety failures across britain. the government says it will pressure the construction sector to pay and protect innocent leaseholders. secretary of state gove! the housing secretary had strong words for property developers today — pay up or we will force you to. to those who mis—sold dangerous products, like cladding or insulation, to those who cut corners to save cash as they developed or refurbished people's homes, and to those who sought to profiteer from the consequences of the grenfell tragedy — we are coming fo

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not bring itj the labour party would not bring it on and she says it's ironic that on the day michael gove that this is not the right time to raise taxes and people should be able to spend more withering incomes to bounce back from covid. the foreign secretary liz truss said it is the intention of the government to cut tax rises before the next election but stressed this is about trying to deal after an unprecedented period of public spending to deal with coronavirus. one of the strongest winter storms in years is continuing to batter the east coast of the united states. more than 60 cm of snow fell on parts of new york state, as well as in massachusetts, where high winds have caused more than 100,000 power outages. several states have declared emergencies and residents across the eastern seaboard have been told to avoid unnecessary travel. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a blanket of snow covers times square in new york city, the streets largely deserted as most people hunker down at home. this has been a colossal storm — a �*bomb cyclone' as it is known — a combinati

this is not the right time to be squeezing purses more, saying it was ironic that today we had michael govexes. just a word on the sue gray report which we seem to have been waiting forfor weeks. what is the latest? as we have learned from the last week, any certainty around timing is not something i would want to commit to, not something anyone in government can promise. the latest update on friday was that sue gray would not be waiting for the police to publish its report and we can expect that probably end —— within the next couple of days. there's no need to keep your laptop open, or answer the boss's messages late at night. at least that's soon to be the case for thousands of workers in belgium — the latest country to introduce what's known as the "right to disconnect". from this tuesday 65,000 civil servants will gain the legal right to be offline, outside of their agreed working hours. jessica parker reports from brussels. the makings of a belgian shepherd's pie. delphine, a civil servant, is preparing dinnerfor herfriends. i love to cook, it is one of my passions. with a life outsid

michael gove says if they fail to co—operate, they could be taxed.. an independent inquiry will investigate how a serving police officer, wayne couzens, was able to abduct, rape and murder sarah everard in south london in march last year. the first phase will look his conduct during his career. it will also investigate whether any warning signs were missed. eight men who were abused by the convicted paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago, have lost their high court case against manchester city football club. the men, now in their 40's and 50's, said bennell was a scout for manchester city at the time. a judge ruled the club was not liable, but praised the men's bravery in coming forward. breaking news for you now. the south korean military says that north korean military says that north korea has launched an unidentified projectile off the east coast of the peninsula. the latest launch was first reported by the japanese coast guard before being confirmed by defence authorities in seoul. that's happening just the last 30 minutes or so. we wil

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the housing secretary, michael gove, says he wants developers to pay up to £a billion to fix dangerous

the communities secretary, michael gove, has been holding talks with some of britain's biggest developersers. sarah corker has been speaking to some of those caught up in the cladding crisis. hi, i'm allie. my name is stephen. i'm tamaya. my name's will, i'm a leaseholder of a flat in sheffield. no work has started and no funding has been confirmed. due to ongoing delays - with the building safety fund. we don't know when the remediation is going to start. four years on, these problems are still not fixed. the building is still unsafe. flat owners from across the country have shared their stories with the bbc. those trapped in unsafe, unsellable homes say it's taking too long to remove dangerous cladding. the government has set aside billions to remove cladding. figures analysed by the bbc show that 60% of tower blocks with grenfell—style acm cladding have had work fully completed. it's lower for private—sector blocks — less than half have been finished and signed off as safe. for other types of dangerous materials — known as non—acm cladding — progress has been slower. nearly 1,000 block

here she is with cabinet minister michael gove.el gove. her second job is permanent secretary to the cabinet office. that is the department which supports the prime minister in the cabinet. it is located next to number ten and is the very centre of government. sue gray is now the centre of attention because she is investigating allegations about a number of different parties and gatherings in downing street while england was under a variety of covid restrictions. the former labour minister douglas alexander used to work with her. she minister douglas alexander used to work with her-— work with her. she is an extraordinarily - work with her. she is an - extraordinarily accomplished and capable civil servant. the guardian re orts capable civil servant. the guardian reports that _ capable civil servant. the guardian reports that she _ capable civil servant. the guardian reports that she has _ capable civil servant. the guardian reports that she has a _ capable civil servant. the guardian reports that she has a reputation l reports tha

and i must ask you, because we've already talked about michael gove, everybody remembers backin michael be vindicated.— think he'll be vindicated. i can't answer that _ think he'll be vindicated. i can't answer that question _ think he'll be vindicated. i can't answer that question because l think he'll be vindicated. i can't answer that question because i | think he'll be vindicated. i can't - answer that question because i don't live with him any more. but what i will say is that one of the big problems with this whole thing is that what effectively the prime minister is now asking us to do is to show him a bit of slack, to show some sympathy for his situation that existed at number ten at the time. the problem with that is that no one showed members of the public any sympathy. we had old ladies being interviewed by the police because they had a cup of tea on the wrong bench. we had people being fined for going for walks with their dogs in situations that seem to be completely ok. i can river sitting on a bench in the park in london, and some policeman coming up to me and bellowing at

this is not the right time to be squeezing purses more, saying it was ironic that today we had michael govegray report which we seem to have been waiting forfor weeks. as we have learned from the last week, any certainty around timing is not something i would want to commit to, not something anyone in government can promise. the latest update on friday was that sue gray would not be waiting for the police to publish its report and we can expect that probably end the next couple of days. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. a busy day. a semifinal against cameroon. the early game sees egypt, including most sala upagainst african rivals morocco. it is 1—0 two morocco with 20 minutes played. you can follow live text commentary on the game on the bbc sport website. liverpool have confirmed the signing of a colombian from porto. the initialfee is believed to be around £37.5 million. he does require a work permit to enter the uk and it is unlikely he will arrive in liverpool until the end of next week at the earliest. wsl leaders arsenal struggled past cham

the housing secretary, michael gove, has given developers until march to agree how to help leaseholdersh dangerous cladding. following the grenfell tower fire, the cladding crisis has left many flat owners facing heavy bills to put matters right. but now developers have been asked to pay £4 billion to fix problems with mid—rise flats — those not covered by the existing government scheme for taller buildings — or be hit with a tax. our correspondent sarah corker reports. removing dangerous cladding — the grenfell tragedy exposed the scale of building safety failures across britain. the government says it will pressure the construction sector to pay under the government's £4 billion scheme, people living in blocks between 11—18 metres won't have to pay to remove dangerous cladding. instead, developers will be expected to cover their costs, orface new laws or tax hikes. there will also be a review of the scale of the work needed, and the time limit to sue builders for defects will be extended from six to 30 years. there was some relief here in south london. the government says people like

the housing secretary, michael gove, says he wants developers to pay up to £4 billion to fix dangerousblocks of flats identified in the wake of the grenfell fire. mr gove says if they fail to co—operate, they could be taxed. until now, the government had committed money to repair only taller buildings. the new proposals do not address other fire safety defects though, such as missing firebreaks and flammable balconies. our business correspondent, sarah corker has more. removing dangerous cladding — the grenfell tragedy exposed the scale of building safety failures across britain. the government says it will pressure the construction sector to pay and protect innocent leaseholders. the housing secretary had strong words for property developers today — pay up or we will force you to. to those who mis—sold dangerous products, like cladding or insulation, to those who cut corners to save cash as they developed or refurbished people's homes, and to those who sought to profiteer from the consequences of the grenfell tragedy — we are coming for you. but labour says these measures focus on cla

the communities secretary, michael gove, has met developers today and urged them to pay more for worknd to rectify building safety issues. the move comes in the wake of the grenfell tower fire and will cost developers billions of pounds. almost five years after the tragedy, 40% of tall tower blocks with flammable grenfell—style cladding have yet to be made safe — despite money from the government's £5 billion building safety fund. there are also nearly a thousand tower blocks with other types of dangerous cladding which need fixing as our sarah corker reports. hi, i'm allie. my name is stephen. i'm tamaya. my name's will, i'm a leaseholder of a flat in sheffield. no work has started and no funding has been confirmed. due to ongoing delays with the building safety fund. we don't know when the remediation is going to start _ four years on, these problems are still not fixed. the building is still unsafe. flat owners from across the country have shared their stories with the bbc. flat owners from across the country have shared their stories with the bbc. those flat owners from across the

the housing secretary michael gove has asked the financial conduct authority to investigate the insuranceiums for people living in blocks of flats with flammable cladding and other fire safety issues. the bbc has reported on annual increases of several hundred percent, which flat owners say are disproportionate. they accuse insurers of excessive profiteerering. insurers reject that and say the increases reflect increased risk. the fca will report within six months. millions of people across the uk rely on homecare in order to live independently into old age. but a staffing crisis in the sector means that support is being rationed. and, with rates of pay remaining low, the number of vacancies is continuing to rise. jayne mccubbin has been to meet people on both sides of the crisis — those unable to deliver care and those desperate to receive it. the last 18 months have been such a struggle, it's a constant battle to try and get staff to come and work for us. firefighting every day. we are lying awake at night wondering who is actually going to turn up for work. social care has cried out fo

michael gove isjust up there, pitching to tory mps about why they should wait for this report from the gray, who is looking into all these allegations of gatherings and parties in downing street and elsewhere in government, but there is deep unease in the party, and the question now, one that we civilly cannot answer at the moment, is whether there will be more mps who feel over the next few hours the next few days, perhaps, that they are going to add their voice to calls for the prime minister to go. we have got william wragg saying into pm this evening, we had douglas ross, the scottish tory leader, saying it this afternoon. there is pretty much open mutiny in the scottish conservative party, about a dozen msps now saying a thing mr johnson to go as well, other mps talking about their frustrations, and as i say the question now for mr johnson is whether that is it or whether there are more to come. band whether there are more to come. and “ust whether there are more to come. and just briefly. — whether there are more to come. and just briefly, talk close to the mechanism, if there ar

this is sue gray, here she is with michael gove and her| she is with michael gove and her currentjobas a reputation for vigorous internal investigations. she was once regarded as white hall's sleaze buster in she. she has had a number of investigations, including one in 2017 which led to the sacking of damian green, who was a close ally of theresa may. he admitted to lying about having pornography on his computer. now she turns her attention to what happened in downing street during the pandemic. borisjohnson insists rules were not broken, sue gray's task is to establish if it is true. this is the terms of her investigation. it will establish the _ terms of her investigation. it will establish the facts _ terms of her investigation. it will establish the facts and _ terms of her investigation. it will establish the facts and if - terms of her investigation. it will establish the facts and if is i establish the facts and if is established, there will be requisite disciplinary action taken. disciplinary action may be taken, but this is where it gets complicated. one sue gray has finish

this is not the right time to be squeezing purses more, saying it was ironic that today we had michael govey around timing is not something i would want to commit to, not something anyone in government can promise. the latest update on friday was that sue gray would not be waiting for the police to publish its report and we can expect that probably end within the next couple of days. relatives of those who were killed in londonderry, on what became known as "bloody sunday", have held a walk of remembrance in the city to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the shootings. members of the army's parachute regiment opened fire on a civil rights march in 1972, killing thirteen people. an inquiry found the marchers had posed no threat. tony doherty chairs the bloody sunday trust. he was nine—years—old when his father, patrick, a 32—year old father of six, was killed on bloody sunday. his experience that day led him tojoin the ira, as part of what he calls the 'tsunami of resentment�* that spread through the community. he says he is still campaigning for justice for his family. i still miss my father,