Corbyn calls for retrofitting of sprinklers

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2017

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the Government to fund the £1bn cost of retrofitting of sprinklers on all social housing of 10-storeys or higher.

Launching a Labour party campaign to make homes safe, Mr Corbyn said such a move ‘could make a vital difference to people’s safety’.

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