Blair branded 'despicable' by Fire Brigades Union over Grenfell comments to Sky
Friday, 6 September 2024 Sir Tony Blair has been branded "despicable" by the Fire Brigades Union after the former prime minister said tragedies like the Grenfell fire cannot be completely avoided as people are "going to make mistakes".
"Systematic dishonesty" and "persistent failure" were among the chief causes of the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017, rules an inquiry into the disaster. Unveiling his 1,600-page report, Martin Moore-Bick, a retired judge chairing the inquiry, explains that multiple parties...
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's, his family has announced. Lord Prescott was a key figure of Sir Tony Blair's New Labour project, seen by many as custodian of the party's traditional values in the face of a modernising leadership.
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