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http://www.bbc.co.uk/today 13-08-2007 23:23:33
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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.
"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
"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
"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'.
"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…
"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…
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
“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
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
“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