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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Eleni Courea Political Correspondent

Angela Rayner backs prosecutions for those responsible for Grenfell Tower fire

Angela Rayner on Sky News
Angela Rayner said the government would support the Metropolitan police’s investigations into any possible criminality. Photograph: Sky News

Angela Rayner has backed the police to bring criminal prosecutions against those responsible for the Grenfell Tower disaster “as quickly as possible”.

The deputy prime minister and housing secretary said there should “be consequences” for the failures that led to the deaths of 72 people in a blaze at the London tower block in 2017.

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