Labour MP is Landlord of Failing Children’s Care Home
Labour MP Jas Athwal is rapidly losing credibility as the self-proclaimed “renters champion.” Just last month, it was revealed that the Commons’ largest landlord has been leasing out flats crawling with bugs and marred by deadly black mould. Now it’s been found he’s the landlord of a failing children’s home….
According to The Londoner, Athwal, now dubbed a “slum landlord,” is the landlord of a dangerously unsafe private care home where vulnerable children are at risk of exploitation and have even gone missing. An Ofsted inspection from August flagged “serious and widespread failures,” and a previous review in 2019 pointed to bullying and intimidation, resulting in a stabbing incident involving a child. Athwal claims to have not been aware of the home’s failings, despite being the long-term landlord…
Athwal’s connections with the home run deep. He’s mates with the owner of Heartwood Care Group, the firm that raked in millions from Redbridge Council while Athwal was council leader. Their funding skyrocketed from £130,493 the year before Athwal took the reins to a jaw-dropping £787,000 in his first year as council leader. Just another Labour MP sure to give Starmer a headache he won’t be wanting…
