Grenfell Tower: rehousing deadline won’t be met, says government

Sajid Javid blames Kensington and Chelsea council for delay in offering survivors permanent housing

Grenfell fire protest
Protesters attend a rally in Westminster following the Grenfell Tower fire in June 
(Image credit: Carl Court/Getty Images)

The government is likely to break its promise to permanently rehouse all the survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire within a year, the housing secretary has admitted.

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