Building Safety Regulator ‘huge impediment’ to development and needs reforming, shadow housing minister says

By Joey Gardiner2026-10-07T10:26:00

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Gareth Bacon says a future Conservative government would look to reform regulator brought in to police construction after Grenfell disaster

The Conservative shadow housing minister has said the safety regime brought in by the last Conservative government to police the construction of high rise buildings in the wake of the tragic Grenfell fire is a “huge impediment” to growth and must be reformed.

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