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Bereaved accuse ministers of ‘whitewashing’ the disaster but tell of hope for a similar acceleration of justice

Windrush, Grenfell, the Post Office – all reveal who gets listened to and who gets ignored

Survivors and bereaved families ‘appalled’ by absence of Arconic at Grenfell Testimony Week, intended to provide sense of justice

Residents say ministers have wasted six years and ‘dodged’ making plan for tower since fire claimed 72 lives

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In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks House, on the Tarling West housing estate, in the early hours of the morning.

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A public exhibition would make sure history doesn't repeat itself, the memorial commission says

A report has set out a series of recommendations for a ‘sacred space’ designed to be a ‘peaceful place for remembering and reflecting’.

Bereaved families frustrated by slow pace of work by memorial commission

Report proposes memorial to tragedy should emphasise ‘height and visibility’ but says tower remains cannot stand forever