
Grenfell survivors’ group ‘speechless’ after ex-minister gets death toll wrong
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Grenfell Tower survivors’ group has said it is “speechless” after a former Cabinet minister got the number of people who died in the fire wrong while giving evidence to an inquiry. Lord Pickles told the inquiry: “My answer, one I obviously prepared because I had watched you doing this and I realised I was going to be asked – is entirely different from the one I am going to give.” He referred to the coroner’s recommendations following the 2006 Lakanal House fire in Camberwell which killed six people and injured 20 more. Lord Pickles said: “What I was going to say is maybe I should have put in the letter the simple sentence ‘and I accept the coroner’s recommendations’ – would that have changed things?” he said. “And I am sure you will come to that.” I am sorry that it interfered with your arrangements for today, but there were things that we needed to ask you Inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick to Lord Pickles Seventy-two victims of the Grenfell Tower fire have been named and accounted for.
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