Housing Secretary Michael Gove has criticised Lambeth Council for the 'completely unacceptable' way it has dealt with complaints and repairs.
from a respiratory condition caused by exposure to mould in his family's flat.
One disabled man was left without a functioning toilet while workmen sent by the council fitted a ground-floor bathroom. In the third case, mentioned by Mr Gove in the letter, a mum and her daughter who was allergic to damp were left in a mouldy home for six months because the council failed to fix a leak in a flat above.The letter has been sent to council leader Claire Holland and chief executive Bayo Dosunmu. It has also been sent to Florence Eshalomi, the Labour MP for Vauxhall, and Donna Harris, leader of Lambeth Council's Liberal Democrat opposition.
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