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flag UK committee criticizes government's inadequate response to dangerous building cladding crisis.

flag The UK's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticized the government's response to the cladding crisis, sparked by the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. flag The PAC says the government does not know the exact number of buildings with dangerous cladding or the full cost and duration of remediation, estimated at up to £22.4 billion. flag The crisis is also impacting housebuilding, with social housing starts in London down 90%. flag The PAC called for stronger fraud controls and a formal impact assessment by the end of the year.

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