The government has failed the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire and been “far too slow” to overhaul the UK’s building and fire safety regime, according to a damning report by a group of influential MPs.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government committee of MPs said the government had a moral duty to ensure buildings were safe by spelling out a firm timetable for the removal of dangerous cladding on high-risk buildings following the fire in west London two years ago which killed 72 people.

The committee’s report said greater urgency was also needed to establish an effective regulatory system that ensured building safety in the long-term.