Housing Leader From Grenfell Fire Time Leaves New Job

Laura Johnson has left The Barnet Group, manager of 13,000 public rental homes. She ran housing in Kensington and Chelsea during the 2017 Grenfell fire that killed 72. The group confirmed her exit to MP Joe Powell after survivors called her August hiring “outrageous and disrespectful,” citing a public inquiry that faulted her choice of cheaper outer wall panels.