Former Grenfell Housing Lead Leaves Barnet Group After Backlash

Laura Johnson has left The Barnet Group, which manages 13,000 council homes. Johnson led 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 an inquiry that criticized her role in cutting costs on outer-wall cladding.