“I knew it was going to be really difficult, but I also knew that I had the engineering advice as well and on top of the views that I got and the engineering advice, I knew that the only decision to make really was that the tower had to come down.”.
“I knew that there was not a consensus because I’d consulted and spoke to many different people, the bereaved, I spoke to survivors, I spoke to the local head teachers of the schools where the children are still traumatised every day as they’re walking around the tower, I spoke to the community, and I knew there wasn’t a consensus.
She said she tried to ensure she spoke to bereaved and survivors first, adding: “What really upsets me about this is these people have been through the most horrendous, horrific experience, lost their loved ones, gone through huge trauma, and the last thing they need is media reports and speculation before they’ve had the opportunity (to be informed).
Angela Rayner has said she took advice from NHS trauma specialists over informing the Grenfell bereaved and survivors about the decision to dismantle the tower.
“Secretary of states before me have not made decisions on the tower, and I think some of that is because it’s really difficult, and I knew it was going to be very traumatic to the people.
