Emma Dent Coad, who was Kensington MP at time of fire, says former housing secretary should ‘have grace to resign’
Emma Dent Coad, who was Kensington MP when the fire killed 72 people, said Pickles should “have the grace to resign” from theand as a government ethics adviser after criticism in the Grenfell report. Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, also said Pickles should be stripped of his peerage.
“During the inquiry, evidence emerged that middle-ranking officials did not share Bob’s deep-seated sense of public duty. Their attitude shocked and appalled me. I feel they let down Bob, the government, and, more importantly, the public,” he said. After the report, Pickles said: “In practice, the deregulation of building regulations was not pursued vigorously.
He also said the report had clarified that fire and building safety were outside the scrutiny of the “red tape challenge”, which cut regulations.Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersBut Dent Coad, who is now an independent councillor in Kensington, having represented the area since 2006, said Pickles “should not be in the Lords” or keep his job as the head of the advisory committee on business appointments.
Pickles said no one had raised the issue of dangerous cladding with him throughout his time as housing secretary from 2010 to 2015.
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