Today my Labour colleague Florence Eshalomi secured a Westminster Hall debate on ‘Residential Leaseholders and Interim Fire Safety Costs’, which provided an opportunity to press Ministers on the ongoing cladding and building safety scandal. I pressed for the Government to own the problem and resolve it urgently at no cost…

I have been pushing the Government to sort out the crisis facing people who have bought homes in high-rise buildings with cladding and building safety problems – and to honour their promise that these leaseholders will have no costs to pay in making their homes safe. Today Housing, Communities and…

As part of my work with the Sheffield Cladding Action Group to tackle the problems of dangerous cladding and building safety in high-rise blocks crisis, I met with over 50 affected leaseholders yesterday. We were joined by representatives from the Council and Fire Service to discuss concerns and ways to…

After joining a rally on the Building Safety Bill, organised by End our Cladding Scandal and other groups, I challenged the Housing Minister Stuart Andrew today on failings in the Bill and the Government’s response to the cladding and building safety crisis, by highlighting the position of two Sheffield buildings.…

Yesterday Labour used some of the limited time we have in Parliament for opposition business to propose a motion calling on the Government to prioritise the work needed to make high-rise homes safe by providing the funding, protecting leaseholders from all costs, and holding those responsible accountable. I’ve been working on…

Today I spoke in the second reading debate of the Building Safety Bill, calling on the Government not to go back on Boris Johnson’s promise, and to make sure leaseholders caught up in the cladding and fire safety scandal face no costs in making their homes safe. I had backed…

I’ve raised the issue of flammable ACM cladding many times since the Grenfell tragedy and have supported leaseholders in the Metis Building near West Bar (see more here) and this afternoon I joined a debate on the issue, which had strong support from MPs across parties. The have taken action…

Today I again challenged Boris Johnson during Prime Ministers Questions on the huge lack of support for those caught up in the building safety crisis. I highlighted the case of one of my constituents, Jenni Garratt, who I’ve worked with a lot on the issue particularly since her building was evacuated just before Christmas last year.   In a recent ITV…

After consulting local constituents affected by the cladding and building safety scandal in the light of Michael Gove’s announcement last week, I spoke again on the issue in Parliament yesterday during the debate on the third reading of the Building Safety Bill. I expressed concern that we were debating the…

Today in Parliament I urged the Housing Minister, Chris Pincher, to resolve the longstanding problem of potentially flammable cladding on high rise blocks, by acting to replace dangerous cladding, ensuring testing of the buildings that need it, and closing a loophole affecting those in low-rise blocks (under 18 metres high).…

Today I pressed the Government to support residents of Metis Tower on West Bar and similar blocks around the country where work to replace combustible cladding is being delayed by freeholders and developers not accepting responsibility. I took the issue up after being contacted by residents, one of whom said…

Today I pressed Michael Gove, the  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on the problems faced by residents in Mandale House with a company seeking to avoid its building safety obligations and wrongly pass costs on to those who own flats.   Last week I visited Wicker Riverside…

Yesterday I pressed for the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, to review the privatised system of building control which is putting lives at risk. My intervention in the House of Commons followed a letter I had written to him two months ago after a student housing complex in Sheffield…