120 buildings have now failed fire safety tests in the wake of Grenfell Tower fire

Theresa May has revealed that 120 tower blocks have failed fire safety tests in the aftermath of the devastating Grenfell Tower blaze.

As she addressed the House of Commons, the Prime Minister also reaffirmed that the cladding used on the Kensington tower block did not comply with building regulations.

She revealed that failed safety tests had taken place in 37 local authorities across England – with all of the cladding samples found to be combustible.

Her comments came during a tense stand-off with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during PMQs, in which he demanded answers from the government after the tragic blaze claimed the lives of at least 79 people.

Mrs May replied: ‘The situation is, in relation to the cladding, that the building regulations identify the cladding which is compatible with the building regulations and that which is non-compliant with those building regulations.

‘My understanding is that this particular cladding was not compliant with the building regulations.

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‘This raises wider issues, as the House will recognise, and it is important that we are careful in how we talk about this because there is a criminal investigation taking place and it’s important that we allow the police to do that criminal investigation and take the decisions that they need to take.’

The government has also confirmed that 82 temporary properties have been identified for victims of the disaster, while another 65 offers of temporary accommodation have been created.