18-06-2017 13:37 via theguardian.com

Labour says emergency house seizure laws could ease Grenfell Tower crisis

John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn say government should consider pushing through legislation to allow requisition of propertiesGrenfell Tower fire – latest updatesLabour has urged the government to consider emergency legislation to ensure property can be requisitioned to house the families made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire.John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, said councils already had the power to requisition property, using compulsory purchase orders, to find places for people to
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