Grenfell survivors welcome outright ban on combustible cladding

The change to building regulations is a major upheaval for the building industry.Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have welcomed an outright ban on the use of combustible cladding materials 15 months after the disaster, saying it is “the first signal we are being heard” by ministers.James Brokenshire, the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, is expected to announce on Monday that the kind of panels and insulation that burned so ferociously on 14 June 2