Grenfell survivors condemn Govt's lack of action ahead of tragedy's fifth anniversary

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Grenfell survivors and bereaved family members will mark the fifth anniversary of the deaths of 72 people on Tuesday

In the five years since the Grenfell Tower fire, there have been four housing secretaries, three evacuated families are still awaiting permanent homes, and two phases of a public inquiry into the tragedy.

Mr Daffarn described the first "act" as mistreatment by the landlords, who failed to address health and safety concerns raised by residents, and the second as the "sheer violence and trauma" they suffered on the night of the fire.The 59-year-old social worker, who lived in the tower for 15 years, said residents were "just left on the street" in the days following the fire, and they have felt "abandoned" by the Government ever since.

Mr Alves woke his sleeping children and alerted other residents on their floor to get out of the building that would eventually become engulfed in the smoke and flames that claimed 72 lives. "We experienced what we experienced that night. Our trauma and our experience should be useful for something, for Government to actually implement changes that need to be made.

"That is why we have launched a new public consultation seeking views on an alternative package of initiatives, building on the information garnered from the Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans consultation, that enhance the safety of those residents." He said the 72 victims are "not just names, and not just numbers" and it is important to never forget their lives and personalities.

Ms Campbell told the PA news agency the council has changed "in every way" and has adopted inquiry recommendations ahead of the Government.

 

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Nobody in jail though. Who is supposed to be responsible? Who signed the safety cert? Shouldn't they be in jail?

They sound shocked, why? Why do people believe in the Government?

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