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72 people were killed in the fire but Pickles said 96, the number who died in the Hillsborough disaster

"I have changed my schedules to fit this in," Lord Eric Pickles told the Grenfell inquiry.

Lord Pickles was previously secretary of state at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).

Cabinet Office confirms former housing minister will face no action over failure to get clearance to join public-speaking agency

Former DCLG minister tells probe he rejected advice not to see All Party Parliamentary Fire Safety and Rescue Group

Ex-UK housing minister Esther McVey said that her speech on "tips and tricks to get an industry message" to government had nothing to do with lobbying.

Ex-minister says he was unaware deregulatory drive had an impact on fire safety

Two former ministers and a senior government official were scrutinised this week over their role in stripping back fire safety regulation. It was the

Former fire and safety minister Brandon Lewis snubbed repeated calls to create a building-safety regulator prior to the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the

The government failed to complete a review of fire safety guidance before the disaster in June 2017.