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Reform housing spokesperson sacked after Grenfell ‘everyone dies’ remarks
Nigel Farage removed Simon Dudley after he said the Grenfell fire was a tragedy and that 72 deaths were inevitable.
- On Thursday, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage sacked housing spokesman Simon Dudley following widespread condemnation of remarks about the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people.
- In an interview published Wednesday, Dudley described the fire as a "tragedy" but said "everyone dies in the end," arguing post-Grenfell safety regulations had "swung too far the wrong way."
- Housing Secretary Steve Reed described the comments as "beyond the pale," while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer labeled them "shameful," and Grenfell United called them "deeply dehumanising."
- Following demands for his removal, Dudley posted on X that Grenfell was "an utter tragedy" and "prompted a wholesale review," but Farage maintained the dismissal was warranted.
- The Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report, published in September 2024, found the 72 deaths were "avoidable" due to "decades of failure" and "systematic dishonesty" in the building industry.
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Reform sacks 'fires do happen' Grenfell spokesperson
Following his obscene comments about the Grenfell Tower disaster, Reform have sacked spokesperson Simon Dudley. It comes as Reform have been struggling to hold on to candidates for the local election. Firings do happen As reported by the BBC, Simon Dudley used to be an executive at Homes England and Ebbsfleet. He joined reform in February. Sickeningly, Dudley said the following to Inside Housing: The practical impact of over-regulation is to sto…
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