11 Feb 2021

Steep fine for Covid lies, and £3.5bn fix to 'cladding scandal'

From Nine To Noon, 9:52 am on 11 February 2021

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn with the details of the government's long-awaited hotel quarantine policy, which comes into force next week and will come with a big fine for those who lie about where they've been. The Housing Secretary is facing a backlash over his £3.5bn package to end the "cladding scandal" discovered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Close up view of the exterior of the Grenfell Tower block of flats in which at least 80 people lost their lives in a fire. In the Australian state of Victoria $600m is being used to fund remedial work.

Close up view of the exterior of the Grenfell Tower block of flats in which at least 80 people lost their lives in a fire. In the Australian state of Victoria $600m is being used to fund remedial work. Photo: 123RF