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The Latest Breaking News from Grenfell

Eric Pickles asks Grenfell inquiry not to waste his time but gets death toll wrong

72 people were killed in the fire but Pickles said 96, the number who died in the Hillsborough disaster

The Guardian - UK

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

A Grenfell Tower survivors’ group has criticised Lord Eric Pickles after he said ’96 nameless people’ died in the blaze, when the number was 72.

The Independent UK

Eric Pickles moans to Grenfell Inquiry he has a 'busy day' then gets death toll wrong

Tory Lord Pickles complained he had an 'extremely busy day meeting people' and 'I would urge you to use your time wisely' at the probe into the fire that killed 72 people, years after his war on red tape. He later said it killed 96

Daily Mirror

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‘Extremely busy’ ex-Tory minister Eric Pickles tells Grenfell Inquiry not to waste his time

Anger from campaigners after former communities secretary says he has somewhere else to be

The Independent UK

'Boris Johnson was Mayor in the run-up to Grenfell - he should give evidence to the public inquiry'

Matt Wrack, the General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, says the Prime Minister's years in City Hall should be scrutinised

Daily Mirror

Grenfell inquiry told government had ideological aversion to red tape

Brandon Lewis is first government minister to give evidence at inquiry in London

The Guardian - UK

Brandon Lewis among MPs to give evidence at Grenfell Tower inquiry

Lord Pickles, Stephen Williams, Lord Wharton and Gavin Barwell will also appear as witnesses at the inquiry.

The Independent UK

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We would starve to death if campaigners wrote safety laws, Grenfell inquiry told

Senior civil servant Brian Martin told the inquiry “we’d all starve to death” because of the costs of meeting the regulations on “UK plc”.

The Independent UK

Government did not try to cover up reports on cladding, Grenfell inquiry hears

Senior civil servant Brian Martin said the report’s findings that the cladding failed fire safety tests ‘just got missed’.

The Independent UK

Grenfell: Government has failed to enact single inquiry recommendation, says Sadiq Khan

‘Lives at risk’ without faster action, says London mayor

The Independent UK

Government failing to act on Grenfell recommendations, says Sadiq Khan

Mr Khan says the London Fire Brigade has completed 26 out of the 29 recommendations it faced from first phase of the public inquiry

Evening Standard

No Grenfell inquiry recommendations enacted by government, says Sadiq Khan

Findings published in October 2019 urge changes to legislation and development of guidelines for large-scale evacuations

The Guardian - UK

Housing trust apologises to tower block residents still living with Grenfell cladding - after five YEARS

The Grenfell tower blaze that killed at least 72 people in London was almost five years ago.

Manchester Evening News

Grenfell: Former official apologises to bereaved families after email exposed

Richard Harral, former head of technical policy at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, gave evidence on Monday.

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Wales Online

Work begins to replace cladding on Cardiff council flats after three years of delays

Flammable cladding was found on the flats in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire

The Independent UK

Government ‘failed to publish report on Grenfell-style cladding 20 years ago’

Former government official Anthony Burd admitted to the Grenfell Inquiry that a report should have been made public in 2002.

The Guardian - UK

Fire safety official admits tests showed cladding danger 15 years before Grenfell

In evidence to inquiry, Anthony Burd denies there was a cover-up of the results of taxpayer-funded tests

The Independent UK

Woman jailed for calling Grenfell Tower fire ‘Jewish sacrifice’ in antisemitic Facebook rant

Tahra Ahmed, 51, posted ‘virulently’ antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media days after 72 people died

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Evening Standard

Woman who called Grenfell ‘a Jewish sacrifice’ in antisemitic Facebook rant is jailed

72 people died in the inferno

The Independent UK

Civil servant warned of ‘major fire’ three years before Grenfell, inquiry told

Brian Martin, the official in charge of fire safety building regulations at the then-MHCLG, is alleged to have made the remark in July 2014.

Liverpool Echo

Teacher forced out of retirement as flats turn into nightmare

The retired teacher has seen his ‘lifetime's earnings’ obliterated by the potential of cladding remediation costs and the rising price of being a leaseholder

The Guardian - UK

Housing ministry ‘started rebuttal operation two days after Grenfell fire’

Grenfell inquiry hears that Government’s fire safety chief put together ‘script’ to counter media claims that building rules allowed flammable cladding

Nottingham Post

The building's operator said they were acting quickly to comply with rules

The Guardian - UK

Gove requests review of spiralling insurance for flats with unsafe cladding

Watchdog to establish why premiums shot up for customers after Grenfell tragedy

Daily Mirror

Mum and kids forced to wear dressing gowns and gloves in 'freezing' tower block

A mother-of-two from Malus Court, Salford, has revealed she and her family are required to wear dressing gowns and mittens all day to keep warm after the tower block she lives in was stripped of its cladding in the wake of Grenfell

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