‘This inquiry should leave no stone unturned and we must finally learn what led to Grenfell becoming such a death trap'
The outburst did not come from the bereaved and survivors of Grenfell, the inquiry heard
Several people were escorted from the hearing room after the disruption – which came as Sir Martin invited the day’s first witness, Andrzej Kuszell, director of Studio E architects, to start giving evidence. Phase two of the inquiry into the disaster which killed 72 people in 2017 restarted today after firefighters said the hearings ‘must finally learn’ how the high-rise block became a ‘death trap’.
The inquiry was already delayed for a month after companies involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell demanded their evidence in the inquiry not be used against them in criminal proceedings Attorney General Suella Braverman last week guaranteed anything said by witnesses representing the companies will not be used to prosecute them.
But the decision angered survivors and relatives of victims of the blaze, with support group Grenfell United calling the announcement of Ms Braverman’s ruling a ‘sad day’. The group said ‘truth at the inquiry must not come at the expense of justice and prosecutions’.The original request by the corporate witnesses was branded ‘sabotage’ by some of the bereaved and survivors when the inquiry was initially halted.
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