Stephen has highlighted the case of the Lumiere Building on Wednesday 12 February in a Westminster Hall Debate on Leaseholders and Cladding led by Hilary Benn.
During the debate, MPs demanded the government foot the bill to bail out leaseholders caught in the post-Grenfell fire safety crisis. In line with recommendations from sector experts, Stephen pressed for government’s funding to be extended to cover other forms of dangerous non-ACM cladding and insulation.
Leaseholders in the Lumiere Building in Manor Park, as well as in other blocks in the constituency, have spoken of their anxiety about living in an unsafe building, as well as the challenge of selling or remortgaging their homes.
Stephen said: “I raised the Lumiere Building - just one of those in East Ham affected - in the important debate on cladding and leaseholders. Government needs to address all types of unsafe cladding, not just ACM.”