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Gove admits Govt failings on Grenfell

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Gove admits Govt failings on Grenfell

Gove admits Govt failings on Grenfell

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has acknowledged "faulty and ambiguous" Government guidance allowed the Grenfell Tower tragedy to occur, as he imposes a new deadline for action on unsafe tower blocks.

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