Councils rush to remove cladding after Grenfell Tower blaze

Councils have been ripping down cladding from tower blocks as testing after the Grenfell Tower blaze raised concerns over the safety of the buildings.Two buildings in Portsmouth and one in north London were having cladding removed as a precautionary measure, it emerged on Friday.The emergency measures were taken as thousands of tower block residents around the UK were warned that their homes are clad with the same flammable aluminium panels believed to have fuelled the fire in North Kensington.