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| Police say 58 missing presumed dead in London fire as anger mounts | Police say 58 missing presumed dead in London fire as anger mounts |
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| Fifty-eight people are missing and presumed dead following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Met police said on Saturday afternoon. | Fifty-eight people are missing and presumed dead following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Met police said on Saturday afternoon. |
| The new figure means the death toll has risen by 28. | The new figure means the death toll has risen by 28. |
| Commander Stuart Cundy said the number could rise further. “I really hope it won’t, but it may increase,” he said. | Commander Stuart Cundy said the number could rise further. “I really hope it won’t, but it may increase,” he said. |
| “Our focus has been on those that we know were in Grenfell Tower. However, there may be other people who were in there on the night that others were not aware were there. That is also an absolute priority for the investigation, to establish who they may be.” | “Our focus has been on those that we know were in Grenfell Tower. However, there may be other people who were in there on the night that others were not aware were there. That is also an absolute priority for the investigation, to establish who they may be.” |
| Cundy also appealed to anyone who may have escaped from the building but had not yet come forward to make themselves known. | Cundy also appealed to anyone who may have escaped from the building but had not yet come forward to make themselves known. |
| He said the first victim had been formally identified as Mohammed Alhajali, 23 adding 16 bodies had been recovered and taken to a mortuary. | |
| Cundy said the police investigation would be wide-ranging and could lead to prosecutions. | Cundy said the police investigation would be wide-ranging and could lead to prosecutions. |
| “The investigation will identify any criminal offence that has been committed. It will be wide-ranging. It will go to establish the answers of what happened in the fire and how it spread. It will look at the building itself, it will look at the refurbishment as well,” he said. | “The investigation will identify any criminal offence that has been committed. It will be wide-ranging. It will go to establish the answers of what happened in the fire and how it spread. It will look at the building itself, it will look at the refurbishment as well,” he said. |
| “Our criminal investigation will identify any criminal offences that have been committed. Wherever we can, we will bring people to justice if there is evidence.” | “Our criminal investigation will identify any criminal offences that have been committed. Wherever we can, we will bring people to justice if there is evidence.” |
| Protesters gathered outside the gates of Downing Street on Saturday afternoon as anger over the disaster mounted. Hundreds of protesters descended on Kensington town hall on Friday, with some marching towards Downing Street in central London, chanting: “No justice, no peace.” | Protesters gathered outside the gates of Downing Street on Saturday afternoon as anger over the disaster mounted. Hundreds of protesters descended on Kensington town hall on Friday, with some marching towards Downing Street in central London, chanting: “No justice, no peace.” |
| After being heckled on Friday afternoon when leaving a west London church, Theresa May was further criticised after she appeared to sidestep a series of questions about her handling of the disaster in an interview with BBC2’s Newsnight. | After being heckled on Friday afternoon when leaving a west London church, Theresa May was further criticised after she appeared to sidestep a series of questions about her handling of the disaster in an interview with BBC2’s Newsnight. |
| Emily Maitlis, the interviewer, told the prime minister: “You misread the public mood on this one. You misread the anger that people feel about this.” May responded by repeatedly saying the blaze was “absolutely horrifying” and had been a terrifying experience for those affected. | Emily Maitlis, the interviewer, told the prime minister: “You misread the public mood on this one. You misread the anger that people feel about this.” May responded by repeatedly saying the blaze was “absolutely horrifying” and had been a terrifying experience for those affected. |
| Damian Green, May’s most senior minister, defended her on Saturday, and said some of the criticism had been “terribly unfair”. “She’s distraught by what happened as we all are. Absolutely, she has the same degree of sympathy and horror at these events that we all have,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. | Damian Green, May’s most senior minister, defended her on Saturday, and said some of the criticism had been “terribly unfair”. “She’s distraught by what happened as we all are. Absolutely, she has the same degree of sympathy and horror at these events that we all have,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. |
| Green also reiterated the government’s promise to rehouse those displaced by the fire within three weeks, either in Kensington or neighbouring boroughs. | Green also reiterated the government’s promise to rehouse those displaced by the fire within three weeks, either in Kensington or neighbouring boroughs. |
| On Friday, May announced a £5m fund to help feed, clothe and rehouse the displaced residents of the recently refurbished building, which caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Green said this would be the start of a larger funding package required to respond to the blaze. | On Friday, May announced a £5m fund to help feed, clothe and rehouse the displaced residents of the recently refurbished building, which caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Green said this would be the start of a larger funding package required to respond to the blaze. |
| A taskforce made up of representatives of Kensington and Chelsea council and central government would be on the ground on Saturday, he said, but a Cabinet Office spokeswoman was unable to explain exactly what help it would be able to give Grenfell residents. | A taskforce made up of representatives of Kensington and Chelsea council and central government would be on the ground on Saturday, he said, but a Cabinet Office spokeswoman was unable to explain exactly what help it would be able to give Grenfell residents. |
| May was scheduled to chair a meeting of senior officials at Downing Street on Saturday morning before meeting Grenfell residents and volunteers at the prime minister’s residence. | May was scheduled to chair a meeting of senior officials at Downing Street on Saturday morning before meeting Grenfell residents and volunteers at the prime minister’s residence. |
| The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, called on the government to pay the funeral costs of those who died in the blaze and the travel expenses of relatives who wanted to attend the funerals and the subsequent inquiry into the tragedy. | The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, called on the government to pay the funeral costs of those who died in the blaze and the travel expenses of relatives who wanted to attend the funerals and the subsequent inquiry into the tragedy. |
| After visiting a relief centre on Friday to speak to Grenfell residents and volunteers, the Queen said it was “difficult to escape a very sombre national mood”. | After visiting a relief centre on Friday to speak to Grenfell residents and volunteers, the Queen said it was “difficult to escape a very sombre national mood”. |
| In an unprecedented message on her official birthday, the monarch said: “In recent months, the country has witnessed a succession of terrible tragedies. As a nation, we continue to reflect and pray for all those who have been directly affected by these events. | In an unprecedented message on her official birthday, the monarch said: “In recent months, the country has witnessed a succession of terrible tragedies. As a nation, we continue to reflect and pray for all those who have been directly affected by these events. |
| “Put to the test, the United Kingdom has been resolute in the face of adversity. United in our sadness, we are equally determined, without fear or favour, to support all those rebuilding lives so horribly affected by injury and loss.” | “Put to the test, the United Kingdom has been resolute in the face of adversity. United in our sadness, we are equally determined, without fear or favour, to support all those rebuilding lives so horribly affected by injury and loss.” |
| NHS England said 19 people were being treated in hospital, including 10 in critical care. | NHS England said 19 people were being treated in hospital, including 10 in critical care. |
| As investigators begin the painstaking work of establishing how the fire started and spread, experts have called for a ban on combustible materials in high-rise buildings. Contractors told the Guardian that panels used to clad Grenfell Tower were the cheaper, more flammable version of two available options. | As investigators begin the painstaking work of establishing how the fire started and spread, experts have called for a ban on combustible materials in high-rise buildings. Contractors told the Guardian that panels used to clad Grenfell Tower were the cheaper, more flammable version of two available options. |
| The MP for Tottenham, David Lammy, has written to the Met commissioner, Cressida Dick, asking her to confirm that the public inquiry May announced on Friday would not impede the force’s criminal investigation. | The MP for Tottenham, David Lammy, has written to the Met commissioner, Cressida Dick, asking her to confirm that the public inquiry May announced on Friday would not impede the force’s criminal investigation. |