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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robert Booth and Neha Gohil

Grenfell and other bereaved families demand next PM act on public inquiries

The Grenfell Tower covered in material which has a green heart and the words 'Grenfell - forever in our hearts' on it
People bereaved by the Grenfell Tower fire, the infected blood scandal and Covid-19 are among those making the call. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Families bereaved by the Grenfell Tower fire, the infected blood scandal and Covid-19 have called on the next prime minister to guarantee that potentially life-saving ideas that emerge from public inquiries and emergency planning exercises are acted upon.

They want a new mechanism to increase public confidence that reports that cost hundreds of millions of pounds to produce won’t gather dust and will instead be followed up. They will issue their joint demand together beneath the ruin of Grenfell Tower after joining hundreds of members of the west London community in a silent march on Friday evening to mark the seventh anniversary of the blaze that killed 72 people, including 18 children.

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