Speaking to Sky News, Sir Tony said people are 'going to make mistakes' and that tragedies will happen. The Fire Brigades Union accused Sir Tony of championing the 'deregulation that led to the Grenfell disaster'.
Sir Tony Blair has been branded 'despicable' by the Fire Brigades Union after the former prime minister said tragedies like the Grenfell fire cannot be completely avoided as people are 'going to make mistakes'. Speaking to the Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge on Thursday, Sir Tony was asked whether he accepted that the tragedies of Grenfell, the infected blood scandal and the Post Office scandal meant there had been a 'failure of leadership' in government.
'At the heart of this agenda of deregulation is a disdain for working class people, and a view that sees their living standards, and even their lives, as expendable in pursuit of free market economics. 'It is no wonder that the public are losing faith in politicians when politicians like Tony Blair make it clear that they have no regard for ordinary people.' Earlier this week, the independent inquiry in the tower block fire - which left 72 people dead - published its report.
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