Failed communities unite to demand government action on Grenfell anniversary
VICTIMS of the government’s systemic failures have demanded that the next prime minister take recommendations from public inquiries seriously.
Communities affected by the infected blood scandal, Covid and the Grenfell fire are calling for a new mechanism to ensure that their struggles are not in vain.
They have joined forces on the seventh anniversary of the Grenfell Tower blaze, in which 72 residents were killed after a fire ripped through the 24-storey block in north Kensington.
Campaigners united for the annual memorial walk from Notting Hill Methodist Church this evening.
Lobby Akinnola from the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice (CBFFJ) said he was “honoured to stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with Grenfell survivors, and all victims of state failures who continue to fight for justice and reform.”
He backed calls for a national oversight mechanism to “help make sure that recommendations turn into action and action turns into change.”
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Edward Daffarn, from Grenfell United, who lived on the 16th floor of the tower block said: “It’s really important that communities impacted by these disasters stand together. We can’t all fight individually.”
He said the message to government is simple: “They need to ensure that recommendations that come out of public inquiries are implemented.”
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