—— karim. as a vice chair of grenfell united? -- karim.d, sir martin moore—bick has been listening and hearing to everything and been very thorough and this was his opportunity to come out strong and really set the tone for phase two and to restore some confidence back, not only in us, the survivors and bereaved, but also in the community and the rest of the country to a certain extent. so we welcome this report and we think it's findings are very strong. what in particular do you say is strong? so for me, what stands out the most is the building was illegal. as of 2016, after the refurbishment was done, that building should not have been lived in. it was a death trap and the organisations like rb casey, celotex, and all the people involved in the refurbishment and management of that building will have to answer some serious questions. somebody broke the law and phase two will be about who broke the law and hopefully this will bring some accountability. rukayet mamudu, i know you haven't had a chance to go through all of it, but what is yo

we had to fight tooth and nail with grenfell united and...ng needed so constituents can sleep at night, instead of having to worry about whether their homes will be set alight. sir martin notes that appliances were at the site within five minutes, and he makes no findings about lack of resources, and not that i am aware on the other issues she raises. i do think it is absolutely vital that individuals are held accountable for their errors, and when we do so, we must do so very carefully. it is clear from this report that the firefighters on the ground where in a position they should never have been in, doing their damnedest to tackle a fire that should never have been allowed to happen. but that does not absolve us of responsibility. we must ensure that the failures identified by the enquiry are corrected, because not only does sir martin highlight the m ista kes only does sir martin highlight the mistakes made by the london fire brigade in responding to the previous situation referred to earlier, he also raises concerns that the london fire

and grenfell united, a group representing some of the bereaved and survivors, has said in a statementt today, because as i say, it is due to be published in full tomorrow, but we have had advance sight as a result of a league? the report talks about the bravery and commitment of firefighters on that night, and no doubt it must have been very difficult, of course, for those firefighters to be involved. however, it criticises the chain of command and in particular the stay put policy. what is your reaction to that? firstly, i must say we have not seen the full report yet. the national fire chiefs council is not a core participant, which means we do not get an early sight, so we will not see the report until tomorrow along with the rest of the public. we are just working of the headlines. as you quite rightly so, on that night there was some courageous acts by firefighters. a difficult situation for everyone involved, and our condolences still go out to the believed survivors and relatives. for them to the headlines today without the full report must‘ve difficult. today without the full

i thank grenfell united and of the survivors for everything they have done to try and bring people togetherand whilst i welcome the fact that the prime minister has said there's going to be an appropriate memorial constructed near or on the grenfell site, the real memorial will be a properly funded fire service, the real memorial will be safety for people in every tower block across this country. 60 , 000 people in every tower block across this country. 60,000 at the moment are unsure of their own safety and many, are unsure of their own safety and any are unsure of their own safety and many, many more with other kinds of composite materials that are just as dangerous. we need tough, very tough regulation to ensure all of our people can sleep safely and soundly in their beds at night rather than having the image of that burning monstrosity of a fire which took the lives of so many wonderful, wholly innocent people. thank you. mrs theresa may. mr speaker, thank you andi theresa may. mr speaker, thank you and i can i thank the government for tabling this debate today, enabling us to get the v

well as building regulations as well to avoid a repeat of the g re nfell tower grenfell tower disaster. according to the uniteddisplaced from areas around tel abyad and ras al ain, towns on syria's northeastern border, as a result of fighting between turkish—led forces and kurdish militia. according to the syrian 0bservatory for human rights, the death toll among kurdish—led fighters has climbed to 104. relief agencies have estimated up to 400,000 civilians in the conflict zone may require aid in the coming period. arabic in cheelan peenar, a town on the turkish syrian border. he told us about the latest on the turkish offensive in syria. so it seems that the situation is still unstable we can say. or not under fully control by the turkish army. but the important thing happened today that the syrian opposition militants declared also that they take control of the another town south of tal abyad the area which means that now the turkish army and their oppositions. now they are fighting in the area or in the distance. indeed about 18 kilometers from the turkish borders. that means that the operation is now more

grenfell. but over the past 2.5 years, they have been united in their fight to uncover the truth.sen. but it is one that they have taken up with determination, with dedication and with great dignity. yet their exceptional tenacity in seeking justice has not always been matched by their faith justice has not always been matched by theirfaith in justice has not always been matched by their faith in the system's ability to deliver. this is no surprise. after all, they have been let down many times before. too often, overlooked and ignored in the months and years before the tragedy and shamefully filed by the institutions that were supposed to serve them in the days and weeks after it. since then, the survivors, the bereaved and the local community have endured one unbearable milestone after another. the funerals, the anniversaries, giving and hearing evidence at the public enquiry, the painful process of building a new life in a new home, without loved ones and without treasured possessions, and in the publication of this report today. all this while carrying with them the unimaginab

the publication of the report has been long awaited by those deeply affected by the grenfell tower fire. green felt unitedors and bereaved families. the chairwoman is with me, both survivor and bereaved family member. are you satisfied with the report? we think the report is strong and fair and it highlights the failings of the night, which we expected it to. that is evident over the last 28 months, listening to their evidence on folding in the inquiry. that expectation has been met. the fact that the gentleman from flat 16 has been exonerated, that is huge. u nfortu nately for been exonerated, that is huge. unfortunately for him, he was vilified very early on in the media and for him to be deemed innocent is amazing. the biggest thing for us out of the report is that the building was highlighted as being noncompliant. that is what fees to —— phase two is going to be about, how the building became noncompliant. all we are talking about is the fire service and their failings and who has been blamed but i stand failings and who has been blamed but istand in failings and who has been blamed but i stand in fr

said this will harm ties between turkey and the united states, that it is a meaningless step, and a political move. fewer people would have died in the grenfellre brigade had acted differently, according to an official report. 72 people died in the tragedy, in 2017. the report is due to be published officially on wednesday but sections have been seen by the bbc. it strongly criticises what it calls "serious shortcomings" and systemic failures in the fire service response. here's our special correspondent lucy manning. just a warning, you may find parts of her report upsetting. who was to blame? yeah, hello, hi, the fire in grenfell tower. how did 72 people die in their homes, unable to escape the flames? get out, get out! some told by those sent to rescue them to stay put. where is the fire brigade?! jesus! firefighters were brave that night, risking their lives, but the fire brigade failures were many. the blaze was like one never seen, but institutional failure, wholly inadequate planning and communication problems left people trapped. most damning, the decision to tell residents to stay put in these flames for nearly two hours. the report

in the united kingdom a public inquiry has released a report into the deadly 2017 grenfell tower public inquiry has released a report into the deadly 2017 tower fire investigators have singled out the london fire brigade handling of the disaster fire investigators have singled out the london fire brigade handling of the disaster seemingly putting a large part of the blame on the 1st responders i'm critical of the many putting a large part of the blame on the 1st responders. i'm critical of many aspects of the n f p's response there was no contingency plan for evac many aspects of the n f p's response there was no contingency plan for evacuation of the time and the f.p. failed to revoke the stay put a dock you a sion of the time and the f.p. failed to revoke the stay put advise at a time when the stairs remained passable. and you done vies at a time when the stairs remained passable. and it done so more lives could have been saved. there was a lack of effectiveness more lives could have been saved. there was a lack of effective communication between the control room and the incident comm

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the united kingdom, who ignored the warnings from previous fires, and who didn't hear the pleas of a community who were worried for their safety. emma dent coad, whose constituency includes grenfellents moments is naming the firefighters we've been talking about already who risked their lives in a bonfire created by corporate greed and politicians' interests over many years. so to create some balance and point the finger of blame as i personally see it, i'm naming some of those at the top of the pyramid of responsibility. and she went on to name several very well—paid individuals. the next phase of the inquiry will examine in—depth where responsibility lies for the outbreak of the fire. you're watching wednesday in parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy. don't forget, you can find all our programmes via the bbc iplayer. a general election on the 12th of december moved a step nearer, as the house of lords approved a bill to hold an early poll. the leader of the lords told peers than an early election would give the public the opportunity to decide how to resolve the political stalemate, and to give a new government the time to act before the next brexit deadline. my lords, i share t