Category Archives: London Fire Brigade
Dismore questions slow progress on cladding removal
At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden questioned Mayor Sadiq Khan over the slow progress in the removal of dangerous cladding from tall buildings. Mr Dismore put to the Mayor: ‘The Government has yet again missed its deadline for cladding remediation, which was supposed to be this month. On current timelines, […]
Read moreMy Grenfell Comment Piece
Three years on, the spectres raised at Grenfell Tower have come to pass As London and the world awoke on 14 June 2017 to the smouldering wreck of a tower block and a mounting death toll, a howl of pain and disbelief echoed through our communities. How could this happen? How did a fire in a fridge become an inferno […]
Read moreTest and Trace app could be delayed until the Autumn – Health Secretary must explain why
Delays to the Test and Trace app need urgent explanation, Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, says. This comes after the London Assembly was informed that the App may not be ready before the Autumn, despite promises to the contrary by the Government. Writing to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, Mr Dismore urged clarity of […]
Read moreThree years on from Grenfell tragedy thousands are still stuck in buildings with unsafe cladding, new figures reveal
In response to the publication of new Government figures, which reveal that there are 197 buildings in London that still have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding, three years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Labour’s London Assembly Fire and Resilience Spokesperson, Andrew Dismore AM, said: “It’s appalling that, three years on from the Grenfell fire, thousands of people are stuck in […]
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