Gove issues six week ultimatum to sign building safety contract

Housing secretary Michael Gove has set six-week deadline for developers to sign a government contract issued today committing them to fix their unsafe towers.
He also warned that any house builders and developers failing to sign the contract would be banned from the market.
Volume house builder Persimmon is the first to sign, with Barratt expected to follow suit today.The remediation contract requires developers to fix buildings and reimburse taxpayers, with an estimated £2bn expected to b