The Latest Breaking News from Grenfell

Eric Pickles appears to confuse victims of Hillsborough and Grenfell during inquiry into disaster

The former cabinet minister complained he had an "extremely busy day" before getting the death toll wrong

Liverpool Echo · Apr 7, 2022

Grenfell survivors ‘speechless’ as Eric Pickles gets death toll wrong

The former Conservative Party chair appeared before the inquiry into the west London tower block blaze which killed 72 people in 2017

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2022

Eric Pickles asks Grenfell inquiry not to waste his time but gets death toll wrong

72 people were killed in the fire but Pickles said 96, the number who died in the Hillsborough disaster

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022

Grenfell inquiry told government had ideological aversion to red tape

Brandon Lewis is first government minister to give evidence at inquiry in London

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022

Brandon Lewis among MPs to give evidence at Grenfell Tower inquiry

Lord Pickles, Stephen Williams, Lord Wharton and Gavin Barwell will also appear as witnesses at the inquiry.

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

We would starve to death if campaigners wrote safety laws, Grenfell inquiry told

Senior civil servant Brian Martin told the inquiry “we’d all starve to death” because of the costs of meeting the regulations on “UK plc”.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Government did not try to cover up reports on cladding, Grenfell inquiry hears

Senior civil servant Brian Martin said the report’s findings that the cladding failed fire safety tests ‘just got missed’.

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Grenfell: Government has failed to enact single inquiry recommendation, says Sadiq Khan

‘Lives at risk’ without faster action, says London mayor

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Government failing to act on Grenfell recommendations, says Sadiq Khan

Mr Khan says the London Fire Brigade has completed 26 out of the 29 recommendations it faced from first phase of the public inquiry

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2022

No Grenfell inquiry recommendations enacted by government, says Sadiq Khan

Findings published in October 2019 urge changes to legislation and development of guidelines for large-scale evacuations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022