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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ashley Cowburn

Michael Gove admits 'faulty' Government guidance partly to blame for Grenfell tragedy

Michael Gove has apologised to the families affected by the Grenfell tragedy after admitting the government was partly to blame.

The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, in June 2017 killed 72 people and triggered a public inquiry.

Speaking almost six years on, the Housing Secretary told the Sunday Times the system of regulation at the time was "faulty".

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