Summary

  • Police presume 58 dead but the BBC understands the toll may rise to about 70

  • Government promises £5,500 for every household left homeless by the fire

  • London Mayor Sadiq Khan says the disaster was a "preventable accident"

  • Minute's silence to be held on Monday at 11.00am

  • Chancellor says Grenfell Tower cladding was banned on high rises

  • Church services take place across the UK to honour victims

  1. Labour leader calls for Commons statementpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    Grenfell Tower statement

    Jeremy Corbyn

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says the "serious" and "important" questions raised should be addressed by the public inquiry.

    He also calls for a statement by the local government secretary "as early as possible" after the State Opening of Parliament next week.

    A meeting in Westminster Hall is "not satisfactory", he argues.

  2. Corbyn calls for full statement from ministerpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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  3. Urgent review of building regulations required after Lakanal and Grenfellpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    The World at One
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    The Grenfell fire disaster has brought back memories of other fire tragedies in high rise blocks.

    In 2009 six people, including three children, died on the 10th and 11th floors of Lakanal House in the London borough of Southwark.

    Louise Christian is the solicitor who represented the families of the Lakanal House victims at the inquest into their deaths.

    She says there has to be an urgent review of building regulations regarding tower blocks.

    Speaking on Radio 4's World at One, she said:

    "It's unbelievable that Kensington and Chelsea... that must be one of the richest places in the world... couldn't afford to install a sprinkler system in this very high tower block to protect the people in it".

  4. Harriet Harman: Residents must get legal aidpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    Harriet Harman, Labour MP for Peckham, calls on the Government to say "those people who suffered" will get legal representation "so they won't have to sit in the public gallery while other people's QCs speak".

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  5. Council working to 'identify risks' in other blockspublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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    The leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council, which owns the Grenfell Tower block, has said "when the public inquiry is held we will find out more about any design faults".

    Councillor Nick Paget-Brown told Martha Kearney they were "working closely with the London Fire Brigade" to identify risks in other high rise buildings owned by the council.

    When asked whether they would be fitting sprinklers in other blocks that currently don't have a system, Mr Paget-Brown said "we would need technical advice".

    He said: "My understanding of the technical design of a sprinkler system is that it needs to be embedded and therefore you might create additional hazards."

  6. Firefighters still hosing down towerpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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  7. Zac Goldsmith: 'Tower block residents need assurances'published at 14:45 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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    The new MP for Richmond Park Zac Goldsmith has asked the housing minister to offer assurances to tower block residents across the capital that they will be safe.

    He said residents from across the capital have contacted him and were increasingly "anxious" about their own safety.

    He said the government must deal with it as a "matter of urgency", and ensure tower blocks were safe "in a matter of days, not weeks and certainly not months".

  8. Tory MP: Inquiry witnesses should give evidence under oathpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    Conservative MP Jeremy Lefroy has called for the Grenfell Tower inquiry to be held under the 2005 Inquiries Act - which compels witnesses to appear and give evidence under oath.

  9. Creagh: 'It was a man-made disaster'published at 14:41 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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  10. Watch: The heroes of London's fire servicepublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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  11. Tory MP calls for more support for emergency servicespublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    Grenfell Tower statement

    Conservative MP James Cleverly calls for "enhanced support to firefighters involved in this incident".

    The Grenfell Tower fire will be "the most significant and harrowing event that they will ever have had to deal with", he adds.

  12. Lord Mayor of London sends thoughts to victimspublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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  13. Two ministers questioned as Labour leader looks onpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    Grenfell Tower statement

    Alok Sharma
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    Housing Minister Alok Sharma

    The proceedings in the Grand Committee Room are not following the pattern of a statement in the Commons chamber, with two ministers responding to questions.

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who spoke earlier, is among the MPs listening.

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    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has spoken during the meeting

  14. Heroes.published at 14:35 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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  15. Grenfell Tower inquiry to be headed by judgepublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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  16. Housing minister: 'We will support every family affected'published at 14:32 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    Housing minister Alok Sharma says the Government "stands ready to provide every assistance - we will support every family that is affected".

    "The opposition talked about the concerns that tenants have expressed," he says.

    "We are, of course, hearing the same thing too."

    He says there will be people wondering about their own accommodation, and the housing ministry is considering "how we can get checks done quickly".

    Housing minister Alok Sharma
  17. Watch: House of Commons briefingpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

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  18. Appeals for information on missing Philippines pensionerpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    Ligaya MooreImage source, PA

    The Embassy of the Philippines in London is appealing for information on a pensioner who lived in Grenfell Tower.

    Ligaya Moore is 79 and has been in London for many years.

    Speaking to the Press Association, her grandson Nico Purificacion said: "She's very fun to be with despite her age. So innocent yet very straightforward.

    "Our family loves her so much.

    "She's been in London for a very long time, she visits us here in the Philippines once in a while."

  19. In pictures: Inside the flats at Grenfell Towerpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
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    These images have just been obtained by the BBC and show the inside of a flat in the Grenfell Tower today.

    Inside flat
    Inside flat
  20. Corbyn: Residents 'angry' at loss of lifepublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 15 June 2017

    Jeremy Corbyn has taken to the floor during the House of Commons briefing on Grenfell Tower.

    The Labour leader says Kensington is "a tale of two cities" - with full tower blocks and empty luxury flats.

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