Flat owners seek Government help amid cladding row

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners in flats with high-risk cladding are calling on the state to help them pay skyrocketing insurance premiums. Angry leaseholders are to confront ministers nearly three years after the hazards of the flammable panels were exposed when the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 people, making properties fitted with them worthless overnight. Organisations including the UK Cladding Action Group have urged officials to help members struggling to get insurance. Without cover,