'Systemic dishonesty' from cladding firms and government inaction, Grenfell inquiry finds
Tuesday, 3 September 2024 () The government was "well aware" of the deadly risks posed by combustible cladding and insulation a year before the Grenfell Tower fire, but "failed to act on what it knew", a landmark report has found.
The Grenfell Tower deaths were avoidable and those who lived in the block were 'badly failed over a number of years', the Inquiry has found.
Chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick said governments hadn't given proper consideration to the dangers of combustible cladding - as well as 'systematic dishonesty'...
The Met Police says its officers are investigating individuals and companies for serious criminal offences over the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy estimates it'll take 12 to 18 months to gather the evidence that will secure justice for victims. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Seven years after 72 people were killed in the high-rise building fire in London, the inquiry found that a "combination of causes" led to the tower being covered in combustible cladding.
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Former prime minister Rishi Sunak responds to the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report – telling MPs that "as a prime minister, current or former, you are a custodian of the state and its failures, whether on your watch or not, are something that you feel deeply. And to that end, I want to extend my deepest apologies to the families and victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The state let you down and it must never do so again". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Tuesday, 3 September 2024 ()
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The government was "well aware" of the deadly risks posed by combustible cladding and insulation a year before the Grenfell Tower fire, but "failed to act on...
The 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower fire were avoidable, and the blaze was a result of “decades of failure” by government and the construction industry, a...
