News that the principal Grenfell Tower contractor won a new contract worth almost £100 million to redevelop a London council estate might seem shocking, but really it’s unsurprising given the way the system operates in the UK.
Despite the secretary of state saying it should not bid for public works until investigations into the Grenfell fire had been completed, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan signing an order to that effect, Rydon – the principal contractor for Grenfell – has just been awarded a new contract worth almost £100 million ($129 million) for more redevelopment work from Ealing Council in London.
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