Nicholas Paget-Brown (born 1957) is an English Conservative politician who was leader of the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council.
[7] Paget-Brown worked for a small start-up company in the City providing an online research service for financial institutions, which was acquired by Reuters in 1985.
[12] However, when Paget-Brown was subsequently interviewed as leader of the council following the fire of 14 June 2017 on Newsnight,[13] he caused controversy with his remark that "many residents felt that we needed to get on with the installation of new hot water systems, new boilers and that trying to retrofit more would delay the building and that sprinklers aren't the answer.
[17][18] On 21 June, the council's chief executive Nicholas Holgate resigned amid criticism over the borough's response to the fire.
[19] On 29 June, Paget-Brown issued instructions that the first full meeting of the Council following the fire be held in private, without the presence of local residents or the media, contrary to convention.