Reform UK urged to sack housing spokesperson over ‘disgraceful’ Grenfell Tower comment – UK politics live

Labour says it is ‘untenable’ for Simon Dudley to continue in his role after he said that Grenfell was tragic ‘but everyone dies in the end’ Good morning. One of the big policy decisions for all parties ahead of the next election is whether or not to keep the pensions triple lock. Most mainstream economists and welfare experts think it is overly generous (pensioners used to be significantly poorer than working-age people, but that is no longer the case), and ultimately unaffordable. But it is po
PM says Nigel Farage should ‘do the decent thing’ after Simon Dudley said that Grenfell was tragic ‘but everyone dies in the end’
As Ben Quinn reports in his story on the Simon Dudley controversy, the Grenfell Next of Kin group are demanding an apology. They say:
The death of our parents, partners, children, siblings grandparents and grandchildren in the most horrific circumstances was gross negligent manslaughter, NOT fate.
Dudley and Reform must apologise to the Grenfell Next of Kin families.
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