Grenfell Tower fire: MPs call for Government to seize control of Kensington and Chelsea Council

‘Kensington and Chelsea Council should be stripped of its powers following the “utter chaos” that has resulted from its handling of the Grenfell fire disaster, according survivors’ groups and the Labour Party.
They said the Government should impose new commissioners to run the local authority, which was plunged into further turmoil today after its leader, Nick Paget-Brown, quit after coming under intense pressure for his handling of the disaster, which claimed at least 80 lives.
Calls for his resignation reached fever pitch after he cancelled a meeting of the borough’s cabinet following a High Court ruling that handed the media the right to attend. The Prime Minister’s spokeswoman criticised the decision and declined to say if Theresa May still had confidence in him.
The deputy leader of Kensignton and Chelsea Council, Rock Feilding-Mellen, who was responsible for housing, also quit this evening. Earlier in the day, Robert Black, the head of Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation, stood down to “assist with the investigation and inquiry”.’
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