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Porter: Grenfell is sector's biggest shame

The chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA) has expressed his regret at being unable to make enough of a difference after the Grenfell Tower fire.

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By Dan Peters | 08 February 2019

The chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA) has expressed his regret at being unable to make enough of a difference after the Grenfell Tower fire.

Speaking at the District Councils' Network national conference yesterday - for the last time as chairman of the LGA - Lord Porter said Grenfell was local government's ‘biggest shame'.

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