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CAMPAIGNERS accused the Tories today of “devastating” the fire service and leaving the public with “fatal safety laws” that contributed to the Grenfell fire, as the inquiry into the disaster continues.
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, who was minister with responsibility for fire safety from 2016 to 2017, became the first politician to appear as a witness at the Grenfell inquiry today.
The hearing was set up to examine the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell Tower in London on the night of June 14 2017.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
Since 2010, one in five firefighter jobs has disappeared alongside 30% funding cuts — all while climate breakdown brings record blazes and flooding. It’s time to fund our fire service properly, writes FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
