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Nick Lester

DARK SECRETS: Government tackled over why grenfell cladding crooks not behind bars | Vintage Vibes

The devastating Grenfell fire in 2017 claimed 72 lives (Rick Findler/PA) - (PA Archive)

Ministers have been pressed over why “crooks” running a firm that made the cladding on Grenfell Tower that was devastated in a fire eight years ago are “not behind bars”.

The call by Labour former minister Lord Rooker came after fresh evidence emerged that bosses at US-based manufacturing giant Arconic knew of the dangers posed by the highly flammable material prior to the 2017 disaster at the west London high-rise block, which claimed 72 lives.

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