Scotland Yard probes French link to Grenfell fire: Bosses of company that made cladding for the tower block could face criminal charges under cross-Channel probe Employees of the French arm of supplier Arconic have refused to give evidence Claude Wehrle, a fireman who was a technical manager, won’t give evidence Authorities in London and Paris … Read more
Bosses at French construction firm shun Grenfell inquiry citing obscure law used just once in 52 years as evidence reveals they knew flammable cladding was ‘substandard’ Three construction bosses say a French law prevents them from taking the stand The 1968 law stops company data being shared in proceedings abroad Technical manager warned cladding was … Read more
A west London charity which supported Grenfell victims has been and remains institutionally racist, a review has found. The Westway Trust has a ‘legacy of institutional racism’ and has failed to ‘understand, identify and address racial disparity’ over the years, a report by the Tutu Foundation concluded. The organisation commissioned the review in July 2018, … Read more
Pamela Anderson showed her support for victims of London’s devastating Grenfell fire on Friday, when she shared a snap of herself posing in a commemorative T-shirt. The Canadian, 53, actress took to her Instagram account to share an inspiring message dedicated to the victims of the blaze that killed 72 people in 2017. Posting a … Read more
Tycoons whose firm fitted Grenfell Tower with flammable cladding and ‘stretched the truth’ about tower’s fire safety cash in £123 MILLION shares Directors at Kingspan sold three million shares ahead of the Grenfell hearing The company is accused of selling hazardous building products to contractors Chairman and founder Eugene Murtagh sold shares worth some £76 … Read more
Ex-employee at firm that produced flammable insulation on Grenfell Tower says she wrote ‘WTF’ on fire test report when she first saw it Debbie Berger, former product manager at Celotex, scribbled acronym on report She used it as ‘expression of shock’ when she realised additional materials used Firm used second system pass to erroneously market … Read more
Tories on verge of revolt over failure to fix cladding scandal in wake of Grenfell tragedy Leaseholders facing bills of up to £115,000 each to remove dangerous cladding MPs Stephen McPartland and Royston Smith have attacked Government over it They aim to build support for solutions that will stop leaseholders paying out By Miles Dilworth … Read more
Tenants in social housing will now have the legal right to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms for the first time following the Grenfell Tower fire. Government ministers are set to announce the plans in order to put a stop to a law which sees tenants living in council housing given less protection than those living … Read more
Ex employee at firm that produced flammable insulation on Grenfell Tower says firm was ‘dishonest’ by ‘overengineering’ fire safety test to achieve pass Jonathan Roper worked as an assistant product manager for the firm Celotex Said firm ‘dishonest’ by ‘overengineering’ cladding fire safety test to get a pass Firm used second system pass to erroneously … Read more
Police make first arrest in investigation into Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people in 2017 Unnamed man, 38, was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice He was taken to local police station and since been released under investigation The arrest was not made in relation to the public Grenfell Tower inquiry … Read more