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Tests on tower blocks following the Grenfell Tower fire has shown cladding on "a number" are "combustible," the Prime Minister has said.
Theresa May said local authorities and fire services concerned are taking "all possible steps" to ensure the buildings are safe and residents have been informed.
She said the Government had arranged to test cladding on all relevant tower blocks as a precaution.
"A number of these tests have come back as combustible," she told the House of Commons.
"The relevant local authorities and local fire services have been informed and as I speak they are taking all possible steps to ensure buildings are safe and to inform affected residents."
Harriet Harman, a Labour MP, described the revelation as "chilling".
Ms May went on to urge any landlords who own tower blocks to send samples for testing as soon as possible.
She said any results will be "communicated immediately to local authorities and local fire services."
In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fireShow all 51 1 /51In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Police have released images from inside the tower where at least 58 people have died
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A still from a video shared by polices what appears to be a stationary bicycle sitting among the ashes
In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A still from a video shared by police shows the remnants of a burnt-out bathroom
In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Picture showing the lifts on an unknown floor
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Emergency crews outside the front entrance to the tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Fire crews inspecting flats in the burnt out tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Grenfell Tower is seen in the distance
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A drone flies near the scene of the fire which destroyed the Grenfell Tower block
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire 'Theresa May Stay Away' message written on the messages of support at Latymer Community Church for those affected by the fire
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire An aerial view of the area surrounding Grenfall tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Donated shoes sit in the Westway Sports Centre near to the site of the Grenfell Tower fire
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Messages of support for those affected by the massive fire in Grenfell Tower are displayed on a well near the tower in London
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A local resident stands on her balcony by the gutted Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Messages of condolence are left at a relief centre close to the scene of the fire that broke out at Grenfell Tower,
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A police officer stands by a security cordon outside Latimer Road station
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Firemen examine the scorched facade of the Grenfell Tower in London on a huge ladder
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A search dog is led through the rubble of the Grenfell Tower in London as firefighting continue to damp-down the deadly fire
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn comforts a local resident (name not given) at St Clement's Church in west London where volunteers have provided shelter and support for people affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn hugs councillor Mushtaq Lasharie as he arrives at St Clement's Church in Latimer Road, where volunteers have provided shelter and support for people affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn meeting staff and volunteers at St Clementís Church in Latimer Road
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Firefighters with a dog walk around the base of the Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Emotions run high as people attend a candle lit vigil outside Notting Hill Methodist Church near the 24 storey residential Grenfell Tower block in Latimer Road, West London
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Debris hangs from the blackened exterior of Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A woman speaks to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan outside Notting Hill Methodist Church near Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A woman holds a missing person posters near the Grenfell Tower block
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Sadiq Khan speaking with a resident
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Ken Livingstone walks near the scene of the Grenfell Tower fire
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is confronted by Kai Ramos, 7, near Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks to a woman outside Notting Hill Methodist Church near Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Volunteers distribute aid near Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Family and friends of missing Jessica Urbano, 12, wearing photographs of Jessica pinned to their t-shirts gather near Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Family and friends of missing Jessica Urbano, 12, wearing photographs of Jessica pinned to their t-shirts gather near Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Family and friends of missing Jessica Urbano, 12, wearing photographs of Jessica pinned to their t-shirts gather near Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire People attend a vigil at Notting Hill Methodist Church near Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire People gather to observe a vigil outside St Clement's Church following the blaze at Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire People light candles as they observe a vigil outside St Clement's Church following the blaze at Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire People attend a vigil at Notting Hill Methodist Church near Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A man distributes food from the back of a van near the scene of the fire which destroyed the Grenfell Tower block
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A firefighter is cheered near the scene of the fire which destroyed the Grenfell Tower block
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A T-shirt with a written message from the London Fire Brigade hangs from a fence near The Grenfell Tower block
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A young girl on her way to lay flowers near Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire The remains of residential tower block Grenfell Tower are seen from Dixon House a nearby tower block
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Volunteers prepare supplies for people affected by the Grenfell Tower block which was destroyed in a fire
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Volunteers move a car to make space for a lorry picking up supplies for people affected by the Grenfell Tower block
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire People distribute boxes of food near the scene of the fire which destroyed the Grenfell Tower bloc
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A woman touches a missing poster for 12-year-old Jessica Urbano on a tribute wall after laying flowers on the side of Latymer Community Church next to the fire-gutted Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire A man looks at messages written on a wall near the scene of the fire which destroyed the Grenfell Tower block
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Candles and messages of condolence near where the fire broke out at Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Police carry a stretcher towards Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Emergency services at Grenfell Tower
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In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire Police carry out a body from Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building
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The Prime Minister said: "Land lords have a legal obligation to provide safe buildings and where they cannot do that we expect alternative accommodation to be provided.
"We cannot and will not ask people to live in unsafe homes."
Ms May, making a statement to the Commons, said "no stone will be left unturned" in the inquiry.
She also said: "For any guilty parties there will be nowhere to hide."
Ms May said she expects an interim report to be produced as "early as possible" by the chair of the inquiry.
She also said it was right for Nicholas Holgate, the Kensington and Chelsea Council chief executive, to resign .
The Prime Minister also said the tragedy will not be used to carry out immigration checks on those affected by the tragedy or on those providing "vital" information to identify victims or to assist the criminal investigation.
The burned-out shell of the Grenfell Tower blockin Kensington, west London (Getty) The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said the residents of Grenfell Tower were "let down both in the immediate aftermath and so cruelly beforehand" .
He said the public inquiry "must establish the extent and by who".
"At least 79 people are dead - it is both a tragedy and an outrage because every single one of those deaths could and should have been avoided," he added.
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