Michael Gove today told MPs that the building safety safety system is “broken” and said leaseholder’s are shouldering a “desperately unfair” burden.
Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon Mr Gove said he was putting those who profit from unsafe buildings or construction products, such as cladding, “on notice.”
It comes as Boris Johnson will not face further inquiry into over controversial flat refurbishment, Downing Street said.
In a letter, Kathryn Stone, who oversees the code of conduct and rules for MPs, told the prime minister she will not launch a fresh inquiry into the refurbishment, which cost approximately £112,000, paid in part by donations from Lord Brownlow.
It is believed that she agrees with No 10’s view that the declaration of the funding arrangements for the refurbishment fall under the ministerial code – and not Mr Johnson’s declarations to parliament.
Meanwhile, the PM has also refused to say whether he attended an alleged drinking session in Downing Street's garden during the first Covid lockdown.
