cladding

The government could miss its own cladding removal completion date if progress is not made to speed up the process, the UK's spending watchdog has said.

In the aftermath of the Grenfell fire, the owners of buildings found to contain unsafe cladding have spent billions of pounds replacing it.

Away from party politics, Grenfell Tower tragedy has cast a shadow over London for more than seven years, with residents in high rises across the capital living with uncertainty over unsafe cladding.

The inquiry's final report into the fire, published on Wednesday, found manufacturers of cladding and insulation "deliberately concealed" the fire risks they posed.

A cladding company boss heavily criticised by the Grenfell Tower inquiry has denied playing a part in the disaster.