Category: Grenfell Tower fire

Councillor who oversaw Grenfell works donated to Badenoch’s Tory leadership bid

Survivor of blaze which killed 72 ‘disgusted’ Quentin Marshall gave £5,000 to candidate promoting deregulationOne of Kemi Badenoch’s Tory leadership campaign funders is a councillor who had oversight of...

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Eric Pickles urged to quit as Tory peer over Grenfell inquiry criticism

Emma Dent Coad, who was Kensington MP at time of fire, says former housing secretary should ‘have grace to resign’Eric Pickles, the former housing secretary, is facing calls to quit as a Tory peer over the Grenfell...

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Justice for Grenfell deaths may not come this decade, warns former chief prosecutor

Lord MacDonald warns of sloth in criminal justice system as survivors denounce ‘arrogant’ building firmsThe three Grenfell Tower companies still denying all wrongdoingJustice for those responsible for 72 deaths in...

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Starmer and Reeves need to find ‘escape route’ from winter fuel payments row, says Ed Balls – UK politics live

Former Labour shadow chancellor says ministers need to find a way to stop controversy over means testing destabilising governmentSteve Reed, the environment secretary, has given a speech this morning on his plans to tighten the...

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MPs will vote on means-testing winter fuel payments, says leader of the Commons – UK politics live

Lucy Powell says MPs will vote on plans on Tuesday next week as government plans to limit payments to only poorest pensionersSteve Reed, the environment secretary, has given a speech this morning on his plans to tighten the laws...

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Angela Rayner backs prosecutions for those responsible for Grenfell Tower fire

Deputy prime minister wants the Crown Prosecution Service and Met police to act ‘as quickly as possible’The fire, the findings, who’s to blame and what happens nextUK politics live – latest updatesAngela...

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The final Grenfell inquiry report and what it means for families – Politics Weekly UK

The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government, the public inquiry into the catastrophe has found. The Guardian’s John Harris looks at the findings of the...

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Deliberate, dishonest, dismissive, dangerous: how report describes Grenfell Tower’s key players

From cladding firms to government, inquiry report on 2017 London fire outlines roles of those involved in ill-fated refitReport blames government failure and ‘dishonesty’ of companiesThe Grenfell Tower public inquiry...

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