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The final report of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire will be published today, seven years after 72 people lost their lives. Listen to #R4Today as Emma Barnett broadcasts live from beneath the tower in west London.

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Today is the first round of the Conservative leadership race, which will see one candidate eliminated after voting by Tory MPs. Chief political correspondent @HZeffman explains more. #R4Today

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"Do you think today will be a watershed moment?" Ahead of the final report of the Grenfell Tower inquiry, Emma Barnett asks Dame Judith Hackitt, who led the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety following the fire. #R4Today

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"The pain we are feeling cannot disappear if we do not have justice." Karim Khalloufi, whose sister Khadija died in the Grenfell fire tragedy, speaks to Emma Barnett ahead of the release of The Grenfell Tower Inquiry's final report. #R4Today

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"We were that person’s only hope of being rescued... We realised in that moment there was no way we could." Ricky Nuttal, one of the firefighters who attended the Grenfell fire and then suffered PTSD, tells #R4Today about that day.

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"Had a fire of this scale happened in an office block in Canary Wharf, would we have had to wait seven years to get to the point?" Ahead of the Grenfell report, housing campaigner KWAJO- Social Issues Campaigner tells #R4Today there needs to be 'more accountability within social housing'.

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John McClure, lead singer of Reverend and the Makers, speaks about how the platform MySpace 'became a digital tribe' that was 'led by the kids' and free from music gatekeepers. #R4Today

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The final report of the inquiry into Grenfell Tower will be published this morning, seven years after the fire. Former chief prosecutor Sir Max Hill tells #R4Today any criminal cases may be sped up but potential convictions are still a while away.

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George Clarke, architect, writer and broadcaster, says governments over the last 40 years have failed to provide affordable rent for social housing and instead been ‘obsessed with home ownership’, leading to a ‘collapse in the entire system’. #R4Today

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Local residents, Susan Al-Safadi and Tayshan Hayden-Smith, speak to #R4Today about what they did to cope with the aftermath of the Grenfell fire and how the local community is coming together to commemorate the tragedy.

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"I’ve never shared what I saw with anybody. It’s too much." Emma Dent Coad joins Nick Robinson on The Today Podcast and recalls witnessing the Grenfell fire in her constituency just days into her term as MP. 🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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"I want action now." The MP for Kensington at the time of the Grenfell disaster, Emma Dent Coad, tells Nick Robinson that she believes there can be justice for the victims. 🎙️ Listen to The Today Podcast on BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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Sir Keir Starmer has apologised on behalf of the state for the Grenfell tragedy – but how does the government act now? Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman explains more. #R4Today

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“It’s the system that’s broken.” Chair of River Action UK Charles Watson tells #R4Today government measures ‘don’t get to the cause of the problem’, after new legislation aimed at reducing pollution could lead to water company bosses losing their bonuses and being sent to jail.

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“How can toxic relationships between landlords and tenants be improved?” Emma Barnett asks Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway, who says a 'callous' system has normalised a ‘second-class citizens’ attitude towards social tenants such the Grenfell Tower residents. #R4Today

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Royal Mail could stop second-class deliveries on Saturdays as part of reforms being considered by the regulator. Ofcom's Lindsey Fussell tells #R4Today the adjustment could mean Royal Mail are able to make some 'significant operational changes'.

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Dame Sarah Storey, Paralympic cyclist and swimmer, wins her 18th Games gold medal in the women’s road event course 32 years on from making her Paralympics debut. She tells #R4Today her opinions on the course and how she hopes Paralympic events will be ‘showcased’ in the future.

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Can the government commit to blocking companies named in the Grenfell Tower report from gaining future public contracts? Emma Barnett asks Deputy PM Angela Rayner, who says the Cabinet secretary will be writing to the companies at the request of Sir Keir Starmer. #R4Today

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Housing Secretary Angela Rayner tells #R4Today she doesn't have a 'definitive timeline' removing Grenfell-style cladding from buildings which still have it.

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“You can find a female pilot, doctor, lawyer, banker. But you can’t find a female coach.” Emma Hayes OBE, one of the most successful coaches in women’s football, is asked by Emma Barnett why there hasn’t been a female manager of a major men’s football team. #R4Today