“People may feel that we’ve done the right thing through introducing this regulation, but on the other side of that, think about all the human suffering of not having a home, not being able to have children, and being stuck in your parents’ home in your childhood bedroom. So there is a balance,” said Dudley.

“You know… sadly… everyone dies in the end. It’s just how you go, right?”

He also said: “You can’t stop tragic things from happening. Fires do happen.”