MP urges public wanting solutions about Crooked House pub to ‘be patient’
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n 18th century pub destroyed by hearth will “rise from the ashes”, an MP has mentioned as he urged pissed off members of the general public who need solutions about what occurred to be affected person.
Dudley North MP Marco Longhi instructed a gathering on Wednesday that he would “love to see a Crooked House law” put in place to guard different pubs from the identical destiny.
The Crooked House, in Himley, West Midlands, burned down on August 5 and was completely demolished with out permission on August 7, with Staffordshire Police treating the hearth as arson.
The historic web site, often known as Britain’s wonkiest pub, was offered by pub firm Marston’s to a personal purchaser two weeks previous to the hearth after being on the open market since January this 12 months.
At the general public assembly at close by Himley Hall on Wednesday, Mr Longhi urged residents to “be patient and let due process take its course” and keep away from posting hypothesis in regards to the circumstances of the hearth on social media.
He instructed the viewers of greater than 100 those who the investigation into the incident could be a “marathon not a sprint”, however mentioned he was dedicated to taking the difficulty to Parliament and to Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when MPs return from summer time recess subsequent month.
He mentioned: “As of yesterday, having met South Staffordshire District Council, I feel much more confident we’re on the right path. They are completely on side.
“We’re running a marathon, not a sprint, we have to be patient and let due process take its course. All the people who want answers straight away need to be patient.
“Facebook is a complete nightmare for us. People say what they feel, when they feel and it is unhelpful.
“This is a complex issue. We are talking months, perhaps even longer.”
He added: “I don’t believe our current legislative framework is strong enough. You have my cast iron guarantee that when Parliament is back in session, I will be knocking on Michael Gove’s door. I would love to see, in future, a Crooked House law.
“It is important we make a change in the law. Our historic pubs and buildings are not protected adequately.
“We need to change what we have in place now so the risk of what has already happened happening again is zero.
“Developers, and I’m not necessarily talking specifically about this case, may feel they can get away with it, but you have my assurance I will be pursuing this every day until we get that changed.”
He additionally blasted the “disgusting” behaviour of people that have been taking bricks and different particles from the rubble and addressed the erection of safety fencing across the web site on Tuesday, which brought on alarm amongst involved members of the general public.
He mentioned: “What is unfortunate, which tells us a lot about society, is that it’s probably Dudley people who have taken [bricks] and think they can make a quick buck.
“It is disgusting. I’m happy the fencing is up.”
Staffordshire Police mentioned officers are following plenty of strains of inquiry into the blaze, which was reported to the emergency companies at 10.45pm on August 5.
And in a press release issued final Friday, Staffordshire Police additionally confirmed South Staffordshire Council was conducting an investigation into the “demolition of the entire building, without appropriate permissions”.