which local and central government responded to the fire, and the handling of concerns raised by tenet low over many years. phase one sets out what happened, phase two will explain why. —— raised by te na nts. two will explain why. —— raised by tenants. such a complex process will inevitably take time, longer than any of us would wish. as i said, we are rich with the people of grenfell tower to explain once and for all and beyond doubt exactly why the tragedy unfolded as it did. —— we await to the people. the standard set by this first report, i am confident that it is exactly what will happen. martin moore—bick‘s work is exhaustive in its detail, he provides an authoritative and often harrowing minute by minute account of the fire at its terrifying spread. led always by the fact, his recommendations are clear and numerous. and where there are failings to be highlighted, martin moore—bick does so without fear or favour. nowhere is that clearer than in st martin's verdict on the sickle biggest cause of this tragedy. he leaves no doubt that the cladding on the exterior of grenfell tower was