Left to right: MPs Clive Betts, Sir Peter Bottomley, Daisy Cooper, Matthew Pennycook, Stephen McPartland, Hilary Benn and Fleur Anderson. Photographs reproduced with special thanks to Anthony Palmer
By Harry Scoffin
The protest organised by End Our Cladding Scandal (EOCS) and backed by the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership took place against the backdrop of a parliament rushing to get the Building Safety Bill, the government’s flagship legislative response to apartment and high-rise safety post-Grenfell, onto the statute books before the Queen’s Speech on May 10, when plans for a landmark leasehold and commonhold reform bill are expected to be announced, alongside a slew of other proposed laws as prime minister Boris Johnson tries shoring up his position with a reset of his domestic agenda.
