Grenfell Tower fire: was Tory austerity to blame or do problems date back to Blair?
by Alan Travis Home affairs editor from on (#2V5MJ)
Jeremy Corbyn has linked tragedy to Conservative spending cuts but PM says matter has arisen after decades of neglect
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over whether the tragic deaths of 80 people in Grenfell Tower fire is "one of the disastrous effects of austerity" or has been developing as a result of decades of neglect dating back at least to Tony Blair's government in the 2000s.
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