This is bbc news. The government says 27 high rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. Four buildings on the Chalcot Estate near Swiss Cottage in london were evacuated last night by authorities for urgent fire safety works. They identified a number of issues in the blocks around gas pipes going into flats, around fire doors and the message to me was the combination of the flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block meant the building was not safe. Some residents spent the night in hotels or on airbeds in a leisure centre. Around 80 households have refused to leave. The general advice is to get out and evacuate but until circumstances change my intend to stay put. Now it is Dateline London. Hello and welcome to Dateline London at the end of a week in which one leader held on Against The Odds whilst another found himself out of a job. The unlucky one was saudi arabias crown prince, replaced by a relative half his age, an encoura
This is bbc news. The government says 27 high rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. Four buildings on the Chalcot Estate near Swiss Cottage in london were evacuated last night by authorities for urgent fire safety works. They identified a number of issues in the blocks around gas pipes going into flats, around fire doors and the message to me was the combination of the flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block meant the building was not safe. Some residents spent the night in hotels or on airbeds in a leisure centre. Around 80 households have refused to leave. The general advice is to get out and evacuate but until circumstances change my intend to stay put. Now it is Dateline London. Hello and welcome to Dateline London at the end of a week in which one leader held on Against The Odds whilst another found himself out of a job. The unlucky one was saudi arabias crown prince, replaced by a relative half his age, an encoura
At the end of a week in which one leader held on Against The Odds whilst another found himself out of a job. The unlucky one was saudi arabias crown prince, replaced by a relative half his age, an encouraging sign for those hoping for reform. Britains Prime Minister theresa may, though, made it to the brussels summit of european leaders, defying predictions she would quickly be deposed after her election humiliation. It was the week where her government began negotiating brexit. Those leading the talks exchanged gifts a book On Mountaineering and a Walking Stick. Just how much of an uphill struggle will it be . With me are steve richards, uk Political Commentator and author of the rise of the outsiders. Mina al oraibi, an iraqi british journalist, whos about to become editor in chief of the national. Agnes poirier, uk editor with the french magazine marianne, and American Writer and broadcasterjeff mcallister. A warm welcome to you all. Thanks with being with us again. Agnes, let me as
Dateline london, at the end of a week in which one leader held on Against The Odds whilst another found himself out of a job. The unlucky one was saudi arabias crown prince, replaced by a relative half his age, an encouraging sign for those hoping for reform. Britains Prime Minister theresa may, though, made it to the brussels summit of european leaders, defying predictions she would quickly be deposed after her election humiliation. It was the week where her government began negotiating brexit. Those leading the talks exchanged gifts a book On Mountaineering and a Walking Stick. Just how much of an uphill struggle will it be . With me are steve richards, uk Political Commentator and author of the rise of the outsiders. Mina al oraibi, an iraqi british journalist, whos about to become editor in chief of the national. Agnes poirier, uk editor with the french magazine marianne, and American Writer and broadcasterjeff mcallister. A warm welcome to you all. Thanks with being with us again.