The Guardian view on Grenfell prosecutions: at last, survivors have a date Editorial: Prosecutors will decide who to charge within eight months. But ministers should also re-examine the law The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
‘My life has been destroyed’: Nine years on, Grenfell survivors want justice – and a chance to move on ON THE GROUND: Nearly a decade has passed since the devastating blaze that took the lives of 72 people, but survivors of the Grenfell fire still long for closure. Dan Haygarth speaks to locals living in the shadow of the tower, which continues to offer a reminder of the tragedy,… The Independent UK · Jun 13
Grenfell fire chief describes ‘granular horror’ and courage at tower disaster Ex-London Fire Brigade commissioner Lord Roe of West Wickham was confronted with ‘absolute failure of the building’ as he backs Grenfell memorial. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Reform urged to sack housing spokesman over ‘deeply offensive’ Grenfell comments IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 2
PM urges Farage to sack Reform housing spokesman over ‘shameful’ Grenfell remark Simon Dudley said the deadly blaze was a ‘tragedy’, but that ‘everyone dies in the end’. Evening Standard · Apr 2
Delays to justice after disasters such as Grenfell are ‘stain on society’, says new victims advocate for England and Wales Cindy Butts says she’s determined to stop victims being forced to investigate for themselves after state failings The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025
Bereaved father: Grenfell documentary must mark turning point in justice fight Marcio Gomes hopes viewers might be prompted to take action, from writing to their MPs to raising awareness on social media. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025
MP: Grenfell-style mistakes could be repeated over battery storage regulation Liberal Democrat John Milne said there were ‘alarming parallels’ with the systemic failure which led to the west London tower block fire. Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025
Expert warns against quick-fix online fire safety training years after Grenfell Dame Judith Hackitt urged ‘more people to take personal responsibility and leadership in different parts of this built environment sector’. Evening Standard · May 13, 2025
Angela Rayner was 'escorted out of Grenfell meeting' amid shock and anger at demolition announcement Families of victims have criticised Government decision - but feelings about the move in the wider community are more mixed Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2025
Netflix film ‘shaped by the voices of Grenfell’s bereaved and survivors’ The 90-minute documentary, with the working title Grenfell, comes from Rogan Productions. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
Kemi Badenoch handed £5,000 by councillor who dismissed ‘grossly exaggerated’ Grenfell concerns Quentin Marshall, who was chair of Kensington and Chelsea council’s housing committee, donates to Badenoch’s bid to succeed Rishi Sunak The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024
The Guardian view on the regulatory state: Labour must put people before profit Grenfell showed what can happen when human needs are disregarded. Tougher laws governing business are one answer The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
Penny-pinching and adversarial: construction industry’s ‘rotten culture’ faces Grenfell reckoning Findings on 2017 fire at London tower block raise wide-ranging questions over prevailing attitudes and practices The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 ‘Professional buck-passers’: why the excoriating Grenfell report was right to damn architects The ultimate responsibility for the tower’s safety lay with its architect, said the 1,700-page report, which highlighted a ‘widespread failure among the profession’. Why are so many architects now utterly detached from the realities of construction?
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024 ‘Absolutely shameful’: Grenfell campaigners criticise MPs for leaving before Starmer statement on tragedy Sir Keir apologised to those affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster on behalf of the British State
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 Thursday briefing: What the Grenfell inquiry reveals about the incompetence and dishonesty that led to the fire In today’s newsletter: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report lays out how to avoid a similar disaster from happening again. But the bereaved want to more than recommendations – they want prosecutions
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024 The Guardian view on the Grenfell report: a shocking indictment of government and industry Editorial: Ministers must act after a damning verdict on decades of regulatory failure and corporate dishonesty
Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024 Sadiq Khan warns 'tragedy like Grenfell' could still 'happen again' following inquiry's report The mayor has urged the Government to ensure none of the companies criticised in the inquiry’s report are given future public contracts
Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024 'Grenfell, Dagenham... how many more?': Inside London's shameful cladding crisis Today’s Grenfell report has called for urgent work on fire safety, but victims — and those still trapped in London’s 1,300 cladded buildings — say there isn’t time to lose. Katie Strick reports
Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Grenfell Inquiry must be a catalyst for justice It has taken more than seven years, hundreds of witness statements and thousands of hours of testimony to reach this point. The final report into the Grenfell Tower disaster was published this morning, with ferocious criticism directed at central government, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, construction firms and…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024 Seven years after Grenfell disaster, thousands live in fear of cladding fire As the final report on the fatal London blaze looms, many developers have not begun safety work
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 Westminster coroner’s court extension review – an extension of deep sympathy A Beatrix Potter-meets-ancient-Rome aesthetic brings and dignity and intimacy to Patrick Lynch’s addition to the coroner’s court that held the hearings into Grenfell and the Westminster Bridge attacks
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023 Michael Mansfield KC: ‘The two-party system is a straitjacket’ The barrister famous for his work on landmark cases such as Grenfell, Stephen Lawrence and the Birmingham Six has written a book about fighting injustice
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 Chris Ofili: Requiem review – Grenfell Tower as a burning cage in an ocean of despair The artist’s dramatic site-specific work, partly a memorial to artist Khadija Saye, who died in the fire, is like a transition between life and death or grief and acceptance