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| Grenfell fire: Police carry out 13 interviews under caution | Grenfell fire: Police carry out 13 interviews under caution |
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| Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they have carried out 13 interviews under caution. | Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they have carried out 13 interviews under caution. |
| The Metropolitan Police would not confirm the number of people who had been interviewed but said more interviews were scheduled. | The Metropolitan Police would not confirm the number of people who had been interviewed but said more interviews were scheduled. |
| It added more than 7,100 statements had been taken from witnesses, community and family members, emergency services personnel and other sources. | |
| The fire, which destroyed the London block on 14 June 2017, left 72 dead. | The fire, which destroyed the London block on 14 June 2017, left 72 dead. |
| Karim Mussilhy, whose uncle was killed in the fire, said the interviews showed "some positive steps" were being taken. | Karim Mussilhy, whose uncle was killed in the fire, said the interviews showed "some positive steps" were being taken. |
| Mr Mussilhy, who is vice-chairman of the campaign group Grenfell United, added that "it would be interesting to find out" who had been interviewed. | Mr Mussilhy, who is vice-chairman of the campaign group Grenfell United, added that "it would be interesting to find out" who had been interviewed. |
| Labour MP for Kensington, Emma Dent Coad, said it was "just what our community wanted to hear". | Labour MP for Kensington, Emma Dent Coad, said it was "just what our community wanted to hear". |
| Three interviews had been conducted under caution when police announced a "new phase" of their investigation in July last year. | Three interviews had been conducted under caution when police announced a "new phase" of their investigation in July last year. |
| But they say it could be the end of 2021 before criminal charges are considered. | |
| The Met has said it wants to see the conclusions of the public inquiry's second phase, which starts next year, before compiling a file of evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service to look at. | The Met has said it wants to see the conclusions of the public inquiry's second phase, which starts next year, before compiling a file of evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service to look at. |
| Phase two will examine causes of the fire, including the use of cladding on the building, which has blamed for helping it to spread. | |
| In 2017, police said they had "reasonable grounds" to suspect that corporate manslaughter offences had been committed. | In 2017, police said they had "reasonable grounds" to suspect that corporate manslaughter offences had been committed. |
| On Thursday, shadow housing minister Sarah Jones warned that almost 60,000 people were still living in buildings wrapped in aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding - the same type used on Grenfell Tower. | |
| She urged the government to set a deadline for the buildings to be "made safe". | |
| Latest government figures show 166 private residential buildings out of the 176 identified with ACM cladding have yet to have work started to remove and replace it. | |
| The government has promised a £200m fund to help remove the material from private tower blocks. | |
| Ministers have already committed to funding replacement cladding in the social sector, which has 23 blocks still covered with it. | |
| Last month, a government-commissioned independent report into building regulations called for a "radical rethink" of the safety system, but stopped short of recommending an outright ban on inflammable cladding. | |
| The report's author, Dame Judith Hackitt, said indifference and ignorance had led to cost being prioritised over safety and called for regulators to "come together" to ensure building safety. | |
| She also recommended incentives for the right behaviour and tougher penalties for those who breach the rules. | |
| The government has opened a public consultation into improving building safety following the report's publication |