Grenfell Tower will be torn down over two years, government confirms Grenfell Tower will be torn down despite victims’ families begging them to ‘keep the shrine of their loved ones’.
He added: ‘Even as the tower is brought down, it’s really important that the Government and other agencies accelerate the pursuit of justice, because for some people who are deeply affected by the tragedy, the continuing presence of the tower, painful as it is, is still a goad to the conscience of the nation to ensure that those, particularly those construction product manufacturers, who were responsible for the tragedy, are pursued in the right way.’.
They say they’ve repeatedly urged housing secretaries to ‘consult the bereaved and survivors meaningfully before reaching a decision on the tower’ – but claim Angela Rayner ‘refused’ to confirm how many had been spoken to in a recent four-week consultation.
Survivor Emma O’Connor said: ‘We have not been properly consulted or engaged with in making the decision to take down Grenfell Tower.
But support group Grenfell Next of Kin said: ‘For the next of kin of the deceased, that building is a shrine and the death place of their immediate families, their brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, husbands, wives and children – but they understand the hard facts around safety.’.
