18-metre cladding threshold ‘completely arbitrary’, MP warns

Grenfell Tower. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News The 18-metre threshold used to ban the use of flammable materials on high-rise buildings is “completely arbitrary” and driven by public fear, a Conservative MP has warned. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the government changed fire and building rules to prohibit the […]

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