The Latest Breaking News from Awaab Ishak

"The family do not feel this board has the competence or credibility to do the job"

Awaab Ishak’s family say they have no confidence in the board of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

The Housing Secretary is committed to an ‘Awaab’s law’ to improve the experiences of those living with mould and damp in their homes.

Marc Davenant was welcomed into the deplorable homes of many struggling families across the country, where he was able to capture the true extent of their despair

Built in the early 1800s, it was originally a ‘high status’ detached home for a middle class family.

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, which owns and manages the Freehold estate where Awaab Ishak lived, has been stripped of a £1m government grant after the housing association was found to have failed to fix the mould which led to the two-year-old's death

Cabinet minister's admission comes just a week after a coroner ruled two-year-old Awaab Ishak died in 2020 after prolonged exposure to mould.

Levelling up secretary’s comments come days after coroner said death of toddler Awaab Ishak was caused by exposure to mould

Gove is set to travel to Rochdale later today