A two-year-old boy passed away from black mould in his home that was “unfit for human habitation”, according to an inquest.
A week before he passed away in December 2020 from a respiratory disease, Awaab Ishak had just turned two and would have enjoyed playing outside, free from the circumstances at home that harmed his health.
He shared a one-bedroom apartment with his parents, Aisha Aminin and Faisal Abdullah, who had previously reported the mould to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), according to testimony given at an inquest.
We thought now would be a good time to remind you that in 2016, the majority of Conservatives—at least 71 of whom were landlords themselves—opposed an amendment that would have compelled landlords to make sure that their houses are “fit for human habitation.”
The Conservatives voted against a Labour amendment in 2016 to the current Housing and Planning Bill to ensure houses were kept to a decent standard by 312 votes to 219, a majority of 93.
Full list of landlord MPs who voted against amendment:
- Nigel Adams
- Stuart Andrew
- Victoria Atkins
- Jake Berry
- James Berry
- Bob Blackman
- Robert Buckland
- Alun Cairns
- David Cameron
- Alex Chalk
- James Cleverley
- Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- Geoffrey Cox
- Mims Davies
- Philip Davies
- Richard Drax
- James Duddridge
- Alan Duncan
- Philip Dunne
- Jane Ellison
- George Eustice
- Mike Freer
- Richard Fuller
- John Glen
- Robert Goodwill
- Chris Grayling
- Dominic Grieve
- Chris Heaton-Harris
- Peter Heaton-Jones
- George Hollingberry
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Philip Hollobone
- Nick Hurd
- Stewart Jackson
- Margot James
- Sajid Javid
- Joseph Johnson
- Simon Kirby (teller)
- Greg Knight
- Brandon Lewis
- Julian Lewis
- Craig Mackinlay
- Tania Mathias
- Karl McCartney
- Anne Marie Morris
- Sheryll Murray
- Robert Neill
- Sarah Newton (teller)
- Jesse Norman
- David Nuttall
- Neil Parish
- Owen Paterson
- Rebecca Pow
- Jeremy Quin
- Jacob Rees-Mogg
- Laurence Robertson
- Julian Smith
- Royston Smith
- Mark Spencer
- John Stevenson
- Desmond Swayne
- Derek Thomas
- Anne-Marie Trevelyan
- Andrew Turner
- Shailesh Vara
- Theresa Villiers
- Ben Wallace
- David Warburton
- Craig Whittaker
- John Whittingdale
- Nadhim Zahawi
You can view the full list of MPs here.
