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He found that the deaths were “all avoidable” and that successive governments, officials and construction industry bosses failed to act on warnings about flammable cladding and insulation over three decades.
“It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty - to protect you and your loved ones, the people we are here to serve - and I am deeply sorry.”In his report, Sir Martin also hit out at the “systematic dishonesty” among those who made and sold cladding panels and insulation products which ended up on the outside of Grenfell Tower.
He said: “My thoughts today are wholly with those bereaved by, and survivors of, the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the residents in the immediate community. This day is for them.
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