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Mayor of London chief of staff concerned about Grenfell response day after fire

The Mayor of London’s chief of staff said he left a ministerial meeting the day after the Grenfell Tower fire feeling “unhappiness and concern” about the response to the blaze. David Bellamy said he and colleagues believed at the time that the Royal ...

23 May 2022 at 15:20

Grenfell: Londoner waited ‘weeks’ for deaths of six relatives to be confirmed

A Londoner who lost six close relatives in the Grenfell fire has recalled “being taken from trauma to trauma” during a desperate search for them at 11 hospitals on the day of the blaze. Hisam Choucair told the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that he waited ...

13 Apr 2022 at 16:25

‘It was like coming out of a horror film’ – mother describes escaping Grenfell

A Grenfell Tower resident has described escaping from the burning building with her three young children in tow as “like coming out of a horror film”. Mouna El Ogbani bolted down 11 storeys with her husband, Youssef Khalloud, and their children, ...

14 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Housing department ‘unequipped’ to handle insulation warning – Grenfell Inquiry

The Department for Housing was “unequipped” to deal with a 2014 warning that “combustible” insulation was being used in buildings over 18 metres high, a former Government official has told the Grenfell Inquiry. Richard Harral was head of ...

08 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Grenfell: Former official apologises to bereaved families after email exposed

A former government official has apologised to bereaved families of the Grenfell tragedy over an email in which he appeared ignorant of issues surrounding another fatal fire 13 years ago. Richard Harral told a colleague via email that ...

07 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Grenfell inquiry: Fire safety guidance should ‘perhaps’ have been updated sooner

A coroner’s warning to update fire safety guidance five years before the Grenfell tragedy should “perhaps” have been acted upon sooner, a Government official has said. Bob Ledsome, who works for the Department for Levelling Up, ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Grenfell Tower Inquiry play to air on Channel 4

Not-for-profit play Grenfell: Value Engineering will air on Channel 4 next month after running on stage in London and Birmingham last year. The production, which will be called Grenfell on Channel 4 and All 4, is a ...

27 May 2022 at 01:01

Lord Pickles sorry he ‘misspoke’ in getting Grenfell death toll wrong

A peer and former Cabinet minister has apologised, saying he “misspoke” when he got the number of people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire wrong as he appeared before an inquiry. Lord Eric Pickles, giving ...

11 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Council’s Grenfell response ‘chaotic and exacerbated already dire situation’

The council response in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire was “chaotic and disorganised” and worsened an already dire situation for survivors and bereaved, an inquiry into the blaze has heard. A ...

11 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Grenfell survivors’ group ‘speechless’ after ex-minister gets death toll wrong

A Grenfell Tower survivors’ group has said it is “speechless” after a former Cabinet minister got the number of people who died in the fire wrong while giving evidence to an inquiry. Lord Eric Pickles,...

07 Apr 2022 at 20:25

Brandon Lewis among MPs to give evidence at Grenfell Tower inquiry

Current and former MPs will give evidence at the Grenfell Tower inquiry amid union calls for politicians to be held to account. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis will on Wednesday be the first ...

30 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Civil servants got Grenfell Tower name wrong during response, inquiry hears

A senior civil servant has told the Grenfell Tower inquiry she found it “jarring” that staff in her department were getting the name of the building wrong in the days following the disaster. Dame ...

26 May 2022 at 18:38

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