A total of 75 high rise buildings in England have failed fire safety tests following the Grenfell Tower blaze, according to the Government.
Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, announced the new number, which has been revised upwards from 60.
He also said he had asked all councils in England to inspect tall, residential buildings which potentially have similar cladding to that of Grenfell Tower.
He said there were around 600 such buildings.
"I know the entire country is anxious to hear what we are doing to reassure residents about fire safety in similar blocks around the country," he said.
The programme to test the cladding, a composite of aluminium and which was thought to have helped the Grenfell Tower fire spread quickly, started on 21 June.
The 75 affected buildings are spread across 26 local authority areas.
"I know members [of Parliament] will rightly want to know if their residents are affected. My department will publish regular updates on gov.uk."
On Friday evening, around 4,000 people were evacuated from high rise buildings in Camden with similar cladding.
The blaze at Grenfell Tower spread within half an hour and killed at least 79 people. The cladding and insulation material failed fire safety tests after the disaster.
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