'Shame on them all...' M.E.N readers join calls for housing boss to quit following Awaab Ishak's death
Readers of the Manchester Evening News have joined calls for a housing boss to quit following the death of Awaab Ishak.
Dozens of people took to our Facebook page to call for Mr Swarbrick to resign, or be sacked, over the housing group's inaction to tackle the awful mould infestation at the family's flat. "The fact the board is in support of him to remain when he's shown clear failings within his role is appalling, Backing someone due to his "extensive knowledge of the sector and the communities of Rochdale" is lame and gives little hope of much change at all. Shame on them all! RIP Baby Awaab.
"We have made a raft of changes following the death of Awaab, which have been noted by the coroner. We have made a fundamental change to our disrepair policy, so that work to tenants’ homes will not be held up by a legal process. Work to implement the 'improvements' and 'changes' referenced by Mr Swarbrick only started after the M.E.N exposed conditions families were suffering in over the summer, more than 18 months on from the tot's death. Despite the public backlash Mr Swarbrick and RBH has faced, the chair of the board, Alison Tumilty said that they have "full confidence" in his leadership.
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