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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Memorial to 72 victims of Grenfell fire to be funded by new legislation

People stand in front of a heart made of flowers hung on a wall
A memorial wall next to Grenfell Tower on the seventh anniversary of the fire. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

A permanent memorial to the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire will be funded by new government legislation, the housing secretary has announced.

Steve Reed said the bill would provide the spending authority needed to support the memorial commission and community in building and maintaining a “lasting and dignified memorial” to those who died in the blaze on 14 June 2017 in west London.

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