Grenfell inquiry: Kingspan “knowingly created a false market in insulation”

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The tower block at Grenfell in London, where 72 people perished in 2017, was covered in combustible products because of the “systematic dishonesty” of firms who made and sold the cladding and insulation, an inquiry has found

A damning report into the Grenfell Tower fire has found victims, bereaved and survivors were “badly failed” through incompetence, dishonesty and greed, as the UK Prime Minister issued a state apology for a disaster he said should never have happened.

READ MORE: Irish Ryanair passengers furious after airline reschedules flights to give them just 25 minutes at destinationMr Moore-Bick called out “deliberate and sustained” manipulation of fire-safety testing, misrepresentation of test data and misleading of the market, as Grenfell United said his report “speaks to a lack of competence, understanding and a fundamental failure to perform the most basic of duties of care”.

The Prime Minister, speaking as some Grenfell families sat in the House of Commons for his statement, said: “I want to start with an apology on behalf of the British state to each and every one of you and indeed to all the families affected by this tragedy. It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty, to protect you and your loved ones.”

A drive within government, years before the fire, for deregulation, meant concerns about the safety of life had been “ignored, delayed or disregarded”, the report said, despite the deadly Lakanal House fire which killed six people in 2009. In the years after, the agenda to cut red tape was “enthusiastically supported” by some politicians in charge, the report said.

 

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