Grenfell

The Fire Brigades Union has raised questions after the release of the schedule for next week’s Grenfell Tower Inquiry hearings revealed that national politicians would receive just five days of questioning in total. The schedule was released today at around midday. The union says that the time given...

The FBU has highlighted the role of Brandon Lewis in damaging the fire and rescue service in the years preceding Grenfell as he appears before the inquiry. Brandon Lewis MP was minister with responsibility for fire between 2012 and 2014, and again from 2016 to 2017. Today he is the Secretary of...

Politicians are set to appear as witnesses at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry for the first time on Wednesday 30 March, amidst calls for the inquiry to highlight the role of governments in creating the system that in turn caused the disaster. Brandon Lewis MP, now Secretary of State for Northern Ireland...

Ken Knight’s testimony before the Grenfell Tower Inquiry must mark a sea-change in holding key government advisers to account for the fire, the Fire Brigades Union has said. The union has demanded he is held responsible for his actions. His testimony is due to start at 2pm on Wednesday 9 March. Matt...

Fire Brigades Union lawyer Martin Seaward has told the inquiry that any assessment of the fire and rescue service must take place “in the wider political and economic context” He underlined that the disaster was caused by individual private companies and government, with “total” building failure and...