Every single high-rise building tested – 120 in total – since the Grenfell Tower disaster has failed a fire safety check on its cladding, Theresa May has confirmed.
May said she understood that the material that was failing the tests was not compliant with building regulations.
However, she warned against blaming anyone in particular while a criminal investigation was ongoing.
She also said she hoped to shortly announce a judge to lead an inquiry into the disaster.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said 40% cuts to local authority budgets and "disastrous" austerity measures had reduced the ability of councils to enforce building regulations.
"Fewer inspectors, fewer building control inspectors, fewer planning inspectors.
We all pay a price," he said, attacking the government's "disregard for working-class communities" and warning of the "terrible consequences of deregulation and cutting corners". »