British insurers warn against use of aluminium panels

In the wake of the Grenfell fire disaster British insurers are demanding a ban on combustable cladding on high rises - including the kind that is widely used in New Zealand. Aluminium composite panels, called FR can still burn but not as much as the type used on the London tower where 71 people died. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says the panels are not putting the public at risk. Laura Hughes from the Association of British Insurers told RNZ reporter Phil Pennington they should not be in use.