Formula One team Mercedes has been branded “deeply disrespectful” after signing a partnership deal with Irish firm Kingspan who were behind some of the insulation installed in Grenfell Tower.
UK Shadow levelling-up secretary Lisa Nandy said she hopes F1 star Lewis Hamilton – who drives for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team – is making his views “clearly known” to those who made the decision about the deal with Kingspan.
Her remarks come after Communities Secretary Michael Gove said he would write to the Mercedes team to ask it to reconsider the deal, adding it was “deeply disappointing” it had accepted the sponsorship.
Kingspan’s K15 insulation was one of the products installed on Grenfell Tower during its refurbishment, although the majority of the insulation used on the west London tower block was made by another company.
An inquiry is examining how Grenfell Tower came to be coated in flammable materials which contributed to the spread of flames which shot up the tower in June 2017, killing 72 people.
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