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Two women walk towards the Grenfell Memorial Wall in the grounds of Kensington Aldridge Academy
GOVERNMENT ministers “took an axe to Britain’s fire-and-rescue service and fire-safety regulation” in the years before the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said.
The union demanded those involved are brought to book as key adviser Ken Knight, who advised the government on fire safety in the years before the Grenfell fire, is due to give evidence to the long-running inquiry today.
Mr Knight “helped provide cover” for the government to cut services and “needs to accept his share of culpability,” the FBU said.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
