Starmer calls for up-front funding for cladding replacement

Kier Starmer economy speech

Labour leader to force vote in parliament on issue affecting ‘millions’ of homeowners

The Labour Party has called for the government to fund the replacement of dangerous cladding on affected buildings immediately, ahead of a vote in parliament on the issue today.

Labour is to use an opposition day in the House of Commons to press the government to support a motion calling on it to “provide up-front funding to ensure cladding remediation can start immediately”, in order to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by the problem.

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