They say they cannot afford the extra fire prevention costs because of unsafe cladding.

It means the council will need to spend millions of pounds more on fire wardens in the interim.

The cladding will be replaced with materials which meet updated fire safety regulations.

Tower Hamlets Council takes legal action against a freeholder to remove Grenfell-style cladding.

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says the pace of remediation had been "far too slow for far too long".

The government says it has awarded nearly £4m to fix the problem tower block.

It says up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have still not been identified.

Those rescued are still in temporary housing a month on, amid disputes about who foots the bill.