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People protesting outside Parliament in London over the Grenfell Tower inquiry panel earlier this month
VOLUNTEERS filled “the void” left by a lack of direction from the Tory-led Kensington and Chelsea council and central government officials in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, a report published today claims.
Organisations without experience of British disasters stepped in to meet the community’s needs where the authorities fell short, especially in the early days after the fire, it says.
The government’s response to the disaster was “badly flawed” and the damage that resulted has been “difficult to repair,” the report commissioned by Muslim Aid titled the Mind The Gap: A Review Of The Voluntary Sector Response To The Grenfell Tragedy adds.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
Investigation reveals NHS maternity services are failing women and babies
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
To quell the public anger and silence the far right, Labour has rushed out a report so that it can launch a National Inquiry — ANN CZERNIK examines Baroness Casey’s incendiary audit and finds fatal flaws that fail to 'draw a line' under the scandal as hoped