Asbestos: Britain's hidden killer

Following a story in the Mail on Sunday about the scale of the asbestos problem in the Palace of Westminster, the Daily Mail has this week launched a national campaign to end deaths from exposure to asbestos in Britain's buildings.

The Mail's campaign - "Asbestos: Britain's hidden killer" - demands:

• A national database listing every non-domestic building that contains asbestos

• A programme to remove the deadly substance, starting with schools and hospitals.

The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, voiced his support for the Daily Mail’s campaign on his visit to a London ambulance service centre stating: 

“Asbestos is a killer. Whatever we need to do to reduce that risk, we absolutely need to do – it’s an awful, awful killer, not just a killer, but the way in which it kills people is just dreadful.”

You can find links to the Mail Online below:

• Tens of thousands die from asbestos-riddled schools, hospitals and social housing. It's the next big scandal, reveals CHARLES PICKLES

• How the Palace of Westminster is riddled with deadly asbestos

• Fears of 'tsunami' of deaths from asbestos in UK schools

• The asbestos time bomb in our schools

• Sir Keir Starmer backs Daily Mail campaign to strip 'awful killer' asbestos from schools and hospitals

• Mother, 41, with rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos calls for urgent action to remove killer substance from schools and hospitals

• JENNI MURRAY: My godsons both made a terrifying discovery in their new homes. And this killer may be lurking in yours too