Tuesday, 13 November 2018

‘Unforgivable Cowardice’: Company ‘Gagged’ From Criticizing May In Wake Of Grenfell Fire


The company hired to test flammable cladding on government-built buildings have been ‘gagged’ from criticizing Prime Minister Theresa May. Engineering firm WSP signed a government contract worth more than £100,000 to carry out testing of cladding on buildings, 12 days after the Grenfell Tower fire. A prerequisite of the deal was WSP having to sign a gagging clause preventing the company from being able to create “adverse publicity” for or “embarrass” May and her Cabinet Office. The deal was agreed at a time when the prime minister was receiving criticism for her handling of the disaster, much of which was related to her failure to meet residents and survivors of Grenfell Tower in the immediate aftermath. Read more on the RT website.

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