A closer look at “Grenfell Cost-Cutting Director Laura Johnson Leaves £150k Barnet Housing Role After Surviv”, exactly as the source publishes it. Laura Johnson, the former housing director at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea who oversaw cost-cutting before the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, has left a £150,000-a-year senior housing role at the Barnet Group following intense criticism from survivors and bereaved families. Johnson was director of housing at RBKC when the blaze killed 72 people, and she was criticized in the subsequent public inquiry for decisions that prioritized budget savings over safety.
Her appointment to the Barnet Group role had been described as 'outrageous' by Grenfell United, a group representing survivors and the bereaved, who argued that someone linked to the tragedy should not hold such a position. The departure highlights the ongoing sensitivity and demand for accountability surrounding the Grenfell disaster, as well as the pressure on public bodies to consider ethical implications in senior appointments. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.