Labour has urged the Government to pick up the pace on the removal of the material on high-rise buildings.

Ministers warned work to remove cladding could take ‘up to 39 years’

Tonight, with the country in lockdown and people social distancing, the community will come together in a different way.

Social distancing means Grenfell's silent walk is going online

Without guarantee, many witnesses had threatened to stay silent by claiming the legal right of privilege against self-incrimination.

Staff from firms involved in refurbishing Grenfell with flammable materials had been due to be cross-examined.

The inquiry heard that "potential perpetrators of this inferno" are trying to 'dictate the terms' in which they will provide help.


Companies which refurbished Grenfell Tower are responsible for the deaths of 72 people

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea apologised for failings with building control services during the revamp of Grenfell Tower.

Inquiry chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick said it would allow them have "complete freedom to tell the truth without any concern for the future"

Exova said criticism of it is "unjustified" because it was not consulted about the combustible materials that eventually coated the building

The second phase of the investigation opened on Monday and will consider how the high-rise block came to be wrapped in flammable cladding.

Figures obtained by ITV News reveal over 700 children have had therapy since the Grenfell fire.

More than two years after the Grenfell fire more than 300 buildings still have the same cladding as the tower.

A review found that important projects including reviews of staffing arrangements have either stalled or are behind schedule.

You would think the deaths of 72 people at Grenfell would turn the issue of cladding into a major political issue. 

A woman who died in the Grenfell Tower fire alongside her two-year-old son had said "I feel like jumping".