The Housing Secretary blamed collective government failures over 'many years'.
The inquiry into the fire - in which 72 people died - is expected to report later this yearBuilding regulations were "faulty and ambiguous" in the run-up to the Grenfell Tower fire, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has said - the first such admission by a government minister.
The government apologised in 2021 for its "past failures" in overseeing construction safety but said if regulations had been followed the fire could not have happened.in which he said the regulations themselves contributed to unsafe practices in the industry. In a statement, survivors' support group Grenfell United said Mr Gove's admission was "what we've known all along", adding: "Government failed."
Architects and housing officials are under investigation following the 2107 fire, but it is now clear a crucial clause left "wriggle room" for unsafe materials to be used. While insulation is used as part of a cladding system, this clause did not specifically include the cladding panels themselves, which typically cover the insulation and protect it from the rain.Housing Secretary Michael Gove said there had been a collective failure of government
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