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Failures by U.K. government and industry made London high-rise a 'death trap' in Grenfell Tower fire: report

CTV News Wednesday, 4 September 2024 ()
A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire says decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a 'death trap' where 72 people lost their lives.
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News video: Rishi Sunak extends ‘deepest apologies’ to Grenfell victims

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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...

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