A SOUTHAMPTON MP says the Government has “done nothing” to find a suitable comprise over plans for post-Grenfell fire safety reforms, as he and other Tory members rebel against party proposals.

Itchen MP Royston Smith, along with 32 Conservative MPs - including Southampton North MP Caroline Nokes, are calling on PM Boris Johnson to stop remediation costs linked to fire safety improvements being passed on to leaseholders and tenants.

The Bill, which clarifies who is responsible for fire safety in blocks of flats, was drawn up in response to the fire at Grenfell Tower in west London on June 14 2017, which claimed 72 lives.

Earlier this year the Government announced a new £3.5 billion package, with ministers insisting no leaseholders in high-rise blocks in England will face charges for the removal of unsafe cladding.

But critics of the Government’s response argue this will not cover the costs faced by leaseholders, which have emerged through no fault of their own.

Mr Smith, along with other rebels and opposition members, have so far failed to convince ministers to take swifter action to implement protections for leaseholders.

He told the Commons: “We have less than 48 hours until the end of this parliamentary session.

“If the Government and minister agree that innocent leaseholders shouldn’t pay and if they’re concerned they’re running out of time, shouldn’t they have attempted a compromise in the last five months since we tabled our amendment?”

The House of Lords amended the Fire Safety Bill on Tuesday evening in a fresh bid to prevent remediation costs linked to fire safety improvements being passed on to leaseholders and tenants.

But the Government led efforts to reverse this change in the Commons and MPs rejected it by 322 to 256, majority 66.

Mr Smith said the Lords had found a mechanism to save the Bill and require the Government to protect leaseholders from “crippling” charges for remediation work, adding: “I can’t repeat this endlessly enough – this is not of their making. We have repeatedly asked the Government to compromise, they have not done so.”

The Bill is currently moving between the two Houses in the parliamentary process known as ping-pong.

Both Houses need to come to an agreement on the wording of the Bill ahead of Thursday, when the current parliamentary session is expected to end, otherwise it will fall.

The House of Lords is expected to consider the Bill again this evening.