Dudley described safety rules introduced after the 2017 disaster as ‘regulation which is not working’. Photograph: LinkedinView image in fullscreenDudley described safety rules introduced after the 2017 disaster as ‘regulation which is not working’. Photograph: LinkedinReform housing spokesperson sacked after Grenfell ‘everyone dies’ remarksSimon Dudley fired after his comments were condemned by prime minister and families of fire victims
Reform UK’s housing spokesperoson has been sacked his role after he described the Grenfell Tower fire as a “tragedy” but said that “everyone dies in the end”.
Keir Starmer had called on Nigel Farage to sack Simon Dudley, a former head of Homes England, after his comments, which were condemned by Grenfell families and others.
Dudley announced in February that he was joining Reform, as Nigel Farage said he was planning to bring more “experts” onboard to advise the party.
He was embroiled in controversy on Wednesday night after he gave an interview to Inside Housing magazine in which he described building safety regulations introduced after the 2017 Grenfell tragedy as “regulation which is not working”.
Farage said at a press conference to announce Reform policy on pensions that Dudley had “gone” as a result of his “deeply shocking” comments.
Dudley is the second frontline Reform figure – after its Hampshire and the Solent mayoral candidate Chris Parry – to be removed from his position after controversial comments in the past month.
