The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast - 191 The Ministers: Week 2

This week, three politicians gave evidence. Eric Pickles, former housing secretary, told the Inquiry that he could not understand how the government’s deregulation agenda could have discouraged civil servants from tightening fire safety standards, describing this as “inexplicable and unjust”. Stephen Williams, the minister responsible for implementing the coroner’s recommendations after a previous tower block fire, admitted he had never read the coroner's original letter. And former minister Gavin Barwell told the Inquiry that his private office didn’t receive key information.

Presenter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Sharon Hemans, Kristiina Cooper & Ben Henderson
Researcher: Marcia Veiga
Sound Engineer: Gareth Jones
Editor: Hugh Levinson

Published on Friday, 8th April 2022.

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