Andrew
Gwynne MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local
Government,
responding to the announcement of the terms of reference for the Grenfell
Taskforce, said:
“Today’s
announcement has come too slow and falls far short of the action that is
needed. Residents of Kensington and Chelsea have made it very clear in the past
weeks that they do not trust the leadership of the council, and nothing from
central government has been done to address this.
"The
objectives set by the Government for the taskforce show that they are aware of
these problems – but there continues to be a real issue of accountability.
Delivery of these objectives remains the responsibility of a council that have
shown they are not equipped to deal with the task ahead, and Sajid Javid has
refused to step in and take on the responsibility himself to ensure that
survivors, still homeless after this tragedy, get the support they need.”
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