The Ghosts of Grenfell

Seven years after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in London, contractors who fitted cladding panels that didn't meet fire-safety standards in place when installed have largely escaped financial liability, Correspondent Tom Bergin reports.

Reuters identified 103 public housing buildings, owned by 26 local councils and not-for-profit housing associations, which had cladding of a type deemed to be non-compliant by the UK government, the courts or the public inquiry into the Grenfell fire.

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