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GRENFELL FIRE IS OUT, BUT KENSINGTON IS A POWDER KEG
Council besieged by rally demanding answers and action – not another endless, toothless inquiry

by Steve Sweeney

HUNDREDS of angry residents stormed council offices yesterday as they demanded support, housing and answers over the Grenfell Tower disaster amid accusations of “mass murder.”

They had gathered outside the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea civic centre and entered the building in order to stage a sit-down protest but council leaders refused to meet them.

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