#EndOurCladdingScandal takeover [THREAD] 🧵
🚨6 people died at Lakanal House fire in 2009
💚72 died at Grenfell in 2017
🔍The #GrenfellInquiry revealed that the Government has known about dangerous cladding since 2002 [1/9]
🚨6 people died at Lakanal House fire in 2009
💚72 died at Grenfell in 2017
🔍The #GrenfellInquiry revealed that the Government has known about dangerous cladding since 2002 [1/9]
https://twitter.com/PeteApps/status/1495765124350717952
Successive governments failed to act ✖️
Thousands more buildings were built with dangerous cladding as a result✖️
Product manufacturers lied about the safety of their products ✖️
#TheyKnew [2/9]
Thousands more buildings were built with dangerous cladding as a result✖️
Product manufacturers lied about the safety of their products ✖️
#TheyKnew [2/9]
https://twitter.com/itvlondon/status/1336370214670389252
Cladding manufacturers also knew. But they continued to sell dangerous cladding.
#TheyKnew [3/9]
#TheyKnew [3/9]
https://twitter.com/itvlondon/status/1369714160389525505
After Grenfell, we heard "never again".
Ministers promised legislation and protection.
They said that leaseholders would not have to pay to make buildings safe.
But bills continued to arrive, many of them life-changing. [4/9]
Ministers promised legislation and protection.
They said that leaseholders would not have to pay to make buildings safe.
But bills continued to arrive, many of them life-changing. [4/9]
The Government published the #FireSafetyBill.
The Bill introduced new requirements for fire safety checks - *but didn't protect leaseholders from costs*
Despite a strong rebellion in the Commons and in the House of Lords, it was adopted. [5/9]
The Bill introduced new requirements for fire safety checks - *but didn't protect leaseholders from costs*
Despite a strong rebellion in the Commons and in the House of Lords, it was adopted. [5/9]
The Government said the #FireSafetyBill was not "the right place" to protect us.
They argued that the #BuildingSafetyBill would be the right place to protect us from costs. [6/9]
They argued that the #BuildingSafetyBill would be the right place to protect us from costs. [6/9]
https://twitter.com/EOCS_Official/status/1387769818665922565
The Government promised the #BuildingSafetyBill would protect leaseholders against fire safety remediation costs.
But the Bill doesn't protect ALL leaseholders.
Leaseholders are innocent, why should any of us pay for state and industry failures? [7/9]
But the Bill doesn't protect ALL leaseholders.
Leaseholders are innocent, why should any of us pay for state and industry failures? [7/9]
❗️ We didn't build these buildings. Developers did.
❗️ We didn't certify them as safe. Building Control did.
❗️ We don't own these buildings. Freeholders do.
So, we're going to Westminster on 20 April 🗓️ [8/9]
❗️ We didn't certify them as safe. Building Control did.
❗️ We don't own these buildings. Freeholders do.
So, we're going to Westminster on 20 April 🗓️ [8/9]
https://twitter.com/EOCS_Official/status/1513230335554772994
The Government is writing final amendments to the #BuildingSafetyBill *right now*
This Bill was supposed to protect us.
But you can help us. Please email your MP. It only takes a minute 📨👇[9/9]
endourcladdingscandal.eaction.org.uk/bsb
This Bill was supposed to protect us.
But you can help us. Please email your MP. It only takes a minute 📨👇[9/9]
endourcladdingscandal.eaction.org.uk/bsb
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