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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast

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16 Opening statements: Day 4

The final day of opening statements. The inquiry hears from lawyers for the London Fire Brigade and firefighting unions. Plus, Richard Millett QC responds to calls for changes to the inquiries terms of reference

Jun 7, 201817 min

15 Opening statements: Day 3

The third day of opening statements. The inquiry hears from lawyers for the resident in whose flat the fire started, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the Tenant Management Organisation which managed Grenfell Tower

Jun 6, 201832 min

14 Opening statements: Day 2

The second day of opening statements hears from lawyers for survivors, bereaved and residents plus The Metropolitan Police. The role of race and religion in the disaster is raised

Jun 5, 201830 min

13 Opening statements: Day 1

The inquiry moves to Holborn Bars for the first day of opening statements. Richard Millett QC, sets out the lines of investigation. Five expert reports list a catalogue of failures before the fire at Grenfell Tower

Jun 4, 201822 min

12 Commemoration: Day 7

The inquiry hears the final day of commemorations from the family and friends people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. Today the relatives of Raymond “Moses” Bernard, Omar Belkadi, Farah Hamdan, Malak Belkadi, Leena Belkadi, Sakineh Afrasiabi, Fatemeh Afrasiabi, Isra Ibrahim, Gary Maunders, Sirria Choucair, Nadia Choucair, Bassem Choucair, Mierna Choucair, Fatima Choucair and Zainab Choucair spoke

May 30, 201828 min

11 Commemoration: Day 6

The inquiry hears commemorations from the family and friends of fifteen people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. Today the relatives of Eslah Elgwahry, Mariem Elgwahry, Gloria Trevisan, Isaac Paulos, Berkti Haftom, Biruk Haftom, Sakineh Afrasiabi, Hamid Kani, Mohammed al-Haj Ali, Fathia Ali Ahmed Elsanosi, Isra Ibrahim, Abufars Ibrahim, Rania Ibrahim, Fethia Hassan and Hania Hassan spoke

May 29, 201826 min

10 Commemoration: Day 5

The inquiry hears commemorations from the family and friends of fifteen people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. Today the relatives of Vincent Chiejina, Ligaya Moore, Abdulaziz El Wahabi, Faouzia El Wahabi, Yasin El Wahabi, Nur Huda El Wahabi, Mehdi El Wahabi, Hashim Kedir, Nura Jemal, Yahya Hashim, Firdaws Hashim, Yaqub Hashim, Khadija Khaloufi, Steve Power and Jessica Urbano Ramirez spoke. We also talk to one of the people who gave one of the memorials this week – Michael Volpe.

May 25, 201845 min

9 Commemoration: Day 4

The inquiry hears commemorations from the family and friends of twelve people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. Today the relatives of Victoria King, Alexandra Atala, Mohamednur Tuccu, Amal Ahmedin, Amaya Tuccu-Ahmedin, Amna Mahmud Idris, Kamru Miah, Rabeya Begum, Mohammed Hamid, Mohammed Hanif, Husna Begum, Fathia Ali Ahmed Elsanosi spoke

May 24, 201816 min

8 Commemoration: Day 3

The inquiry hears commemorations from the family and friends of ten people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. Today the relatives of Anthony Disson, Zainab Deen, Jeremiah Deen, Ali Yawar Jafari, Gary Maunders, Majorie Vital, Ernie Vital, Rania Ibrahim, Fethia Hassan and Hania Hassan spoke

May 23, 201820 min

7 Commemoration: Day 2

The inquiry hears commemorations from the family and friends of fourteen people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. Today the relatives of Deborah Lamprell, Maria del Pilar Burton, Rania Ibrahim, Fethia Hassan, Hania Hassan, Sirria Choucair, Nadia Choucair, Bassem Choucair, Mierna Choucair, Fatima Choucair, Zainab Choucair, Hesham Rahman, Mary Mendy and Khadija Saye spoke

May 22, 201825 min

6 Commemoration: Day 1

On the first day of the public inquiry family and friends of those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire commemorated their loved ones. Today the relatives of Logan Gomes, Denis Murphy, Mohamed Amied Neda, Joseph Daniels, Mary Mendy and Khadija Saye spoke

May 21, 201830 min

5 Hopes and expectations

Public inquiries are limited in what they can achieve. They don't have judicial powers so they can’t decide guilt or innocence. Inquiries – such as the one into the Grenfell Tower fire – produce a report and make a set of recommendations which the government of the day can choose to implement or ignore. So, what do fire safety experts, the survivors and the bereaved of Grenfell hope this public inquiry can achieve?

May 17, 201813 min

4 The Chair

The retired judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick is chairing the Grenfell inquiry and will be responsible for producing the final recommendations, but what do we know about him? And why has there been such a debate about whether a panel will sit alongside him?

May 16, 201811 min

3 Eleven Months On

How has the relationship between the community and officials changed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire? BBC Newsnight's Katie Razzall walks us through the events between the June 2017 and the start of the public inquiry.

May 15, 201810 min

2 Holborn Bars

A guide to the rooms where the inquiry is taking place in central London. Plus some advice from Dame Janet Smith who chaired a public inquiry into Harold Shipman and Julie Bailey who campaigned for an inquiry into failings at Staffordshire hospital.

May 14, 201816 min

1 Welcome to the The Grenfell Tower Inquiry

A daily podcast from the public inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017.

May 9, 20181 min