Government sees off rebellion by 32 Conservatives as Commons rejects Lords amendment on cladding costs

MPs have for the fifth time rejected an attempt to protect hundreds of thousands of leaseholders from crippling fire safety bills of up to £100,000 each.

The government opposed an amendment to the fire safety bill intended to protect leaseholders living in unsellable and potentially dangerous high-rise homes from financial ruin.

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