BBCNEWS BBC News at Six September 13, 2021 17:23:00
Of the tragedy, which claimed 72 lives in 2017. stephanie barwise qc, in closing statements of the second phase of the inquiry, blamed what she called an "inept" design team for allowing the building to be refurbished with dangerous materials. she said the contractors, rydon, had "secretly pocketed" over £300,000 by using cheaperflammable cladding, and that a "lack of candour" by the cladding and insulation manfacturers — arconic, kingspan and celotex — about the safety of their products amounted to "an affront to the dead." a police investigation is continuing into the fire. britney spea...