Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role

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1. Sun, 13 September 2026

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   • The Guardian World13:00first to report
     Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role

     Fire survivors and bereaved urge Barnet Group to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Laura Johnson, who pushed for cheaper contractor Grenfell survivors and bereaved relatives have criticised the “outrageous decision” to hire a director who oversaw cost-cutting at Grenfell Tower in a £150,000-a-year senior council housing role. Laura Johnson, the director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) at the time of the 2017 Grenfell fire, has been appointed the permanent director of...