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Reform housing spokesperson sacked after Grenfell ‘everyone dies’ remarks

The Guardian - World News Political StrategyNews ReportEN 3 min read 100% complete by Ben Quinn Political correspondentApril 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Reform housing spokesperson sacked after Grenfell ‘everyone dies’ remarks
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Reform UK sacked its housing spokesperson, Simon Dudley, after he made insensitive comments about the Grenfell Tower fire during an interview with Inside Housing magazine. Dudley described post-Grenfell building safety regulations as "not working" and stated that "everyone dies in the end," sparking outrage from Grenfell families and others. Keir Starmer called on Nigel Farage to dismiss Dudley, and Farage later announced that Dudley was "gone" due to his "deeply shocking" remarks. The controversy overshadowed Reform's press conference announcing a new pensions policy. This is the second instance in a month of Reform removing a figure after controversial comments.

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Dudley is the second frontline Reform figure to be removed after controversial comments in the past month.

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Grenfell United described Dudley’s comments as insensitive and deeply dehumanising.

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Keir Starmer called on Nigel Farage to sack Simon Dudley.

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Dudley described the Grenfell Tower fire as a “tragedy” but said that “everyone dies in the end”.

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Reform UK’s housing spokesperson, Simon Dudley, was sacked after Grenfell comments.

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Key Entities & Roles

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Hampshire 30% Chris Parry 35% Richard Tice 40% Homes England 50% Grenfell United 55% Keir Starmer 60% Grenfell Tower fire ×275% Nigel Farage ×580% Reform UK ×685% Simon Dudley ×1090%

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grenfell tower fire 100% reform uk 90% sacked 80% housing spokesperson 70% controversial comments 60% nigel farage 50% building safety regulations 50% pensions policy 40% simon dudley 40%

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Hampshire

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