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The government will pay for the removal and replacement of dangerous cladding from some tower blocks following the Grenfell Tower fire, prime minister Theresa May has announced.
Only buildings owned by councils and housing associations will qualify, the government said.
Funding for the work, costing an estimated £400m, was revealed ahead of the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster in which 71 people died, on 14 June last year.
Dame Judith Hackitt, who has been appointed to lead an independent investigation into Building Regulations and fire safety, is expected to publish her final report tomorrow.
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