prime minister theresa may was in government when grenfell towers was built.
who was in government when grenfell towers was built?
prime minister theresa may
the grenfell tower inquiry is a british public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire, which killed 72 people and destroyed grenfell tower on 14 june 2017. it was ordered by prime minister theresa may on the day following the fire. may announced on 29 june 2017 that the inquiry would be chaired by retired judge sir martin moore-bick, with the immediate priority "to establish the facts of what happened at grenfell tower in order to take the necessary action to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again." she promised that "no stone will be left unturned by this inquiry."
grenfell tower inquiry
sadiq khan, london mayor said: "those who mock health and safety, regulations and red tape need to take a hard look at the consequences of cutting these and ask themselves whether grenfell tower is a price worth paying." patrick cockburn of "the independent" criticised deregulation of the building industry by the government, which he described as "cutting red tape". this was contrasted with the increasing complexity of processes faced by prospective benefits claimants including those with mental health issues. cockburn said long inquiries were not necessary to establish what went wrong. cockburn said that "the government is clearly frightened that the burned bodies in grenfell towers will be seen as martyrs who died because of austerity, deregulation and outsourcing." writing in "the guardian", alan travis argued that fire safety had been compromised since the early 2000s by moving the responsibility for fire safety checks from the fire brigade to building owners and creating mandatory competition between local authority building control and private approved inspectors.
grenfell tower fire