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'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
Asylum seekers risked being left
Immigration

'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing

A judicial review saw the government back down on plans to make asylum seeker accommodation exempt from HMO safety laws
I paid £100 a week for a bunk bed in overcrowded east London flat, says victim of Shadwell fire
Zubayer Khan, Shadwell Fire
Housing

I paid £100 a week for a bunk bed in overcrowded east London flat, says victim of Shadwell fire

Overcrowded London: 16 people discovered living in tiny flat after fire breaks out
Housing crisis

Overcrowded London: 16 people discovered living in tiny flat after fire breaks out

Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing
Theatre

Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing

Smoke alarms will finally be required in social housing - almost five years after Grenfell
Fire Safety

Smoke alarms will finally be required in social housing - almost five years after Grenfell

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