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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
James Tapper

Don’t leave Covid and Grenfell inquiries to ‘gather dust’, families tell Starmer

Natasha Elcock of Grenfell United
Natasha Elcock, of Grenfell United, says that little has changed six years after the fire that killed 72 people. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

A coalition of people affected by the worst disasters and scandals of the past decade is calling on Keir Starmer to create an independent body to monitor recommendations from public inquiries so that they cannot be “left to gather dust”.

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice, Grenfell United and Factor 8, which represents victims of the infected blood scandal, have joined the charity Inquest and 36 other groups to urge the prime minister to act. Others include campaigners on Hillsborough, mental health deaths and disabilities.

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