Britain will spend £400 million stripping high-rise buildings of the dangerous cladding blamed for last years Grenfell Tower fire which left 71 people dead, Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday.
"I can today confirm that the government will fully fund the removal and replacement of dangerous cladding, by councils and housing associations, estimated at £400 million (458 million euro, $539 million)," May told lawmakers at the House of Commons.