The second phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry reconvened on Monday 8th February, after a two-month suspension caused by the rising number of Covid cases.
Full transcripts of all evidence submitted can be found on the Inquiry's website via this link.
The links below are to articles that have appeared elsewhere, which report on key evidence (and related issues) submitted to the inquiry this month.
A fund manager has offloaded its stake in Kingspan over concerns about the company's governance in the wake of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
- Construction News: 08.04.21: Article link
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Disabled survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire and relatives of disabled victims have claimed the council landlord knew about their conditions but failed to provide them with fire evacuation plans and still housed some on the building's highest floors.
- The Guardian: 20.04.21: Article link
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Grenfell Tower residents were involved in "lots of consultation" about refurbishment plans for the block but on occasion meetings descended into "a screaming match", the inquiry has heard.
- ITV News: 26.04.21: Article link
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Grenfell Tower's landlord blocked staff computers from accessing a residents' blog which raised concerns about the building's refurbishment and warned of a potentially disastrous fire, the inquiry has heard.
- The Guardian: 27.04.21: Article link
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