The inquiry into the June 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London continues. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Mon 17 May 2021 14.33 EDT Last modified on Mon 17 May 2021 15.54 EDT Rock Feilding-Mellen, the Tory councillor in charge of the Grenfell Tower refurbishment, was informed of plans to save money by swapping zinc cladding for aluminium in 2014 but told police he only knew about it after the June 2017 fire, statements released to the public inquiry show. The switch led to the use of combustible cladding that became the main cause of the fire’s spread. Feilding-Mellen, the cabinet member f...