Know, for the 72 people, the community and i think, if were honest, for the whole country. If you are living in a Block Thatis if you are living in a block that is dangerous today, how do you feel when you hear about what is happening in catford right now, how do you feel when you hear about dagenham . And the fact that there was advice, there was warning and there were guidelines. None of them were guidelines. None of them were taken on and that is 72 people dead and the community traumatised. Traumatised. Thank you very much. Appreciate traumatised. Thank you very much. Appreciate your much. Appreciate your experience talking about this. You are watching Bbc News. It was the worst disaster of its kind in modern british history for set more than seven years on, the Public Inquiry into the fire that destroyed Grenfell Tower has published its second and final report. The conclusions are damning. The Blaze Injune 2017 which was the result of decades of failure is. Fear is by successful government, by what was called the Systematic Dishonesty of Cladding And Insulation companies, and by a lack of strategy from the Fire Service. 72 people lost their lives, the inquiry found that all of those deaths were avoidable. Speaking in parliament, premised list, apologising there will be radical action to ensure such disasters could never happen again. Representatives of victims and the bereaved said they had been failed by greed, corruption and negligence. While todays 1700 Page Document provides significant answers, there is also deep angerfrom many who answers, there is also deep anger from many who feel they have already waited too long forjustice. Potential criminal procedures have been delayed until after the Reports Publication and weve heard from the police that it could take up to three years before any potential prosecutions. This afternoon, we are continuing to look into depth at the conclusions and the impact it could have on public safety. At first, our Correspondent Reports on the Closing Stage of this landmark inquiry. It is seven years, two months and 20 days since the fire at Grenfell Tower. 0n the streets faded with time, memorials to the 72 people who lost their lives, and questions which today, finally, are being answered. The public Inquiriess Report is 1700 pages long. It concludes. The fire was the result of decades of failure by governments, and the construction industry, stretching back to the 1990s. The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable, and those who lived in the tower were badly failed, over a number of years, and in a number of different ways, by those who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the building and its occupants. Grenfell tower was refurbished in 2016. It was covered in insulation and cladding, the grey panels seen here. The cladding was by far the largest contributor to the fire. The inquiry says its makers knew it was, stubble, and were engaged in what it calls Systematic Dishonesty. The inquiry found faults with the companies that produced the insulation used in the refurbishment, saying both made misleading claims about their products. The web of companies and organisations that oversaw the refurbishment are also criticised, the architects, contractors and subcontractors all share responsibility, it says, in what the inquiry because an unedifying Merry Go Round of buckpassing. There had been previous warnings that cladding used on high rise blocks was dangerous. A fire in South London in 2009 killed six people. A decade earlier a fire swept through a Tower Block in north ayrshire. The inquiry says there were many opportunities to take action. When the Coalition Government came in, in 2010, ministers were told to cut Red Tape to free up business. The inquiry says this dominated thinking to such an extent that even matters affecting safety of life were ignored, delayed or disregarded. The Fire Service is also criticised as complacent for not planning and training for high rise fires and for not changing its Tape Put Policy sooner. For the families and survivors of Grenfell Tower, the inquiry paints a complex picture of Collective Human Life was never a priority and we lost friends, neighbours and Loved Ones in the most horrific way, through greed, corruption, incompetence and negligence. The recommendations published today are basic safety principles that should already exist. 0n Railings at the foot of the tower, the names of the 72 people who were killed. Still, no one has been held responsible for their deaths. 72 innocent people killed by incompetence, dishonesty and greed. And still, the Wait Forjustice goes on. Graham satchell, Bbc News. And we have been getting more political reaction to todays grenfell report, here the London Mayor said khan. It grenfell report, here the London Mayor said khan. It was gutwrenching London Mayor said khan. It was gutwrenching reading London Mayor said khan. It was gutwrenching reading the gut wrenching reading the report today, and the reports confirming that every single one of these 72 lives that were lost were avoidable. 18 children lost their lives, 15 disabled residents lost their lives and the reason why they lost their lives was combination of systemic dishonesty, corporate greed, institutional indifference, neglect, and incompetence. That is why i join is why ijoin the bereaved survivors and residents who are angry that more than seven years on, it is possible for another tragedy to happen again. Nobody has been held to account. , , account. You see it is still possible. Account. You see it is still possible, there account. You see it is still possible, there is account. You see it is still possible, there is still account. You see it is still l possible, there is still some 1300 Tower Blocks that the London Fire brigade still think are dangerous or unsafe. How can that be seven years on . Ive spoken to the Commission Yesterday and he confirmed that as this picture, there are more than 1300 buildings in london, residential buildings,. But on safe, a combination of cladding or issues around staircases or evacuation lifts and in london, we have more than double the number of tall buildings and the rest of the country. That is one of the reasons why ive been frustrated and angry with the lack of action been frustrated and angry with the lack of actio the lack of action what the premise the lack of action what the premise to the lack of action what the premise to said the lack of action what the premise to said that the lack of action what the premise to said that todayj the lack of action what the premise to said that today must be the Turning Point where only our lessons but learnt but finally we allow people across the country to go to bed at night knowing they are in a safe home. That isnt the case more than seven years on, that is unacceptable. We heard in a report deliberately concealed risks. ~. , report deliberately concealed risks. ~. ~ , report deliberately concealed risks. , ~ ,. , risks. What you think needs to ha en risks. What you think needs to happen to risks. What you think needs to happen to them . Risks. What you think needs to happen to them . What risks. What you think needs to happen to them . What is happen to them . What is unacceptable . Happen to them . What is| unacceptable . Companies happen to them . What is unacceptable . Companies who make huge profits, systematically being dishonest, Thatis Systematically being dishonest, that is what the inquiry has said. Because of their corporate greed, will know whatever the companies make Cladding Or Insulation or named in the report, they are still benefited from contracts paid for by taxpayers. I am calling on the government to ban any company named today in the report from doing any work whatsoever, whether thats with the government, the gla, the councils, with housing associations, it cant be right that Companies Name Today are going to benefit from Tax Fear contracts. Going to benefit from Tax Fear contracts going to benefit from Tax Fear contracts. ~. , ,. , contracts. What is your message to those companies contracts. What is your message to those companies because contracts. What is your message | to those companies because they have been misleading people about the risks . What you want to stick directly to them . Look, i think anyone who played a role in systemic dishonesty, any buddy who plays a role in corporate greed, anybody who played a role indifference, or neglect, or incompetence, must recognise irresponsible. We can talk about proportions in the lives lost onjune 1a. The mayor of london and a reporter has spoken to met Police Deputy Assistant who talked more about the Criminal Investigation. Investigation. Today is a hu. El investigation. Today is a hugely significant investigation. Today is a hugely significant milestone for particularly for the bereaved and particularly for survivors, my thoughts and thoughts of the met police are with them following the publication of the inquiry. They have produced a report that makes very clear and very direct findings are investigation started Injune 2017 and continues. How confident am i that they will be justice for those who died . All those affected by Grenfell Tower, they had my and the whole teams absolute commitment that will do everything we can to secure justice. I cant sit here and give a guarantee but St Martin and his findings are quite clear, ourjob with a report which is done under a different legal framework which is done under a different legalframework is to which is done under a different legal framework is to go through It Line by line, assess its impact on our Criminal Investigation, and present the whole of the criminal case to the Crown Prosecution Service. For those who are able to listen to Saint Martin this wilshire the phrase that it was avoidable. If it was avoidable, why wasnt it avoided . Everybody who was affected, particularly that bereaved families and survivors, is my commitment will continue to follow the evidence and we will present the best possible evidence and best possible case to the Crown Prosecution Service. To the Crown Prosecution Service to the Crown Prosecution Service. ,. ,. , service. Can you give us an idea on service. Can you give us an idea on what service. Can you give us an idea on what sort service. Can you give us an idea on what sort of service. Can you give us an L Idea on what sort of offences you are idea on what sort of offences you are looking at . Pure you are looking at . Are investigation you are looking at . Are investigation which you are looking at . fife investigation which started in 2017 is investigating some of the most serious offences, that include corporate manslaughter, thatis include corporate manslaughter, that is against organisations and companies. It is investigating gross Negligence Manslaughter which is in relation to individuals, we are investigating misconduct in public offices and some of the most serious Health And Safety fences and will forward the evidence wherever it may go and presented to the service. For those bereaved, it has been a there those bereaved, it has been a there is those bereaved, it has been a there is still a long way to go can you there is still a long way to go can you give us an idea of the timeline can you give us an idea of the timeline we are talking about . Why that timeline we are talking about . Why that is . Why take so long to do why that is . Why take so long to do that . I why that is . Why take so long to do that . To do that . I recognise that the very to do that . I recognise that the very lengthy to do that . I recognise that the very lengthy criminal. The very lengthy Criminal Investigation and indeed the Public Inquiry must have a significant impact on those impacted, i cannot pretend to put myself in their shoes. Sitting here today, i think it will take us 12 to 18 months to conclude our Criminal Investigation which includes reviewing some of the report in the frantically Line By line to establish do we need to make some further inquiries . We need to reinterview people . We need to reinterview people . We need to approach any further witnesses in order to present the evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service . The Prime Minister earlier Prosecution Service . The Prime Minister earlier spoke Prosecution Service . The Prime Minister earlier spoke in Prosecution Service . The Prime Minister earlier spoke in the minister earlier spoke in the House Of Commons at the beginning of Prime Ministers questions and then later on spoke separately and directly to the bereaved families and survivors apologising on behalf of the british state. Seven yea rs still waiting for the justice that you deserve. I want to see very clearly a nd clearly and in the aftermath of this tragedy. 50 clearly and in the aftermath of this tragedy this tragedy. So mr speaker, i want to start this tragedy. So mr speaker, i want to start with this tragedy. So mr speaker, i want to start with an this tragedy. So mr speaker, i want to start with an apologyl want to start with an apology on behalf of the british state to each and every one of you andindeed to each and every one of you and indeed to all of the families affected by this tragedy. It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty, to protect you and your Loved Ones. The people that we are here to serve. I am deeply sorry. In the light of such findings, it is imperative that the rose full accountability including through the criminal Justice System and process and that this happens as swiftly as possible. I can tell the House Today this government will write all companies found by the inquiry to have been part of his horrific feelings as the first step to stopping them being awarded Government Contracts and the will of Course Support the metropolitan police and prosecutors as they complete their investigations. Joining with westminster is out correspondence to talk about what is the Prime Minister said in the House Of Commons earlier today. I think its fair to say that there was the emotion that those direct words for the families, the bereaved families, the bereaved families, the bereaved families, the community and the harder political lines that we would take out of what he had to say. Just take us to the key points as you see them. You a oloa points as you see them. You apology there. Points as you see them. You apology there, from points as you see them. You apology there, from the apology there, from the Prime Minister, apologising on behalf of the british state. We have seen that apology there, from the Prime Minister, apologising on behalf of the british state. We have seen it a few times recently but it historically, it is a pretty on behalf of the government. That is a big deal, Keir Starmer also told us about a private visit he made two grenfell a few weeks ago when he saw the site, he thought about the events and a personal sense of a profound sense of the need to make changes and that being the legacy of the grenfell tragedy. But the truth is, when you reach with the report, it was almost inevitable that the government would have to apologise and promised some really swift and decisive action because although the report talks about although the report talks about a litany of failings across different parts of the public sector, across private companies, across individuals, it is really damning of the government, it goes all the way back to the early 90s and says they were previous fires and it was clear that there was something wrong with Combustible Cladding and there was a chance for problems to identified then. They went. It is very critical of what used to be called the Department For Communities And Local Government saying that it was pretty blase about Fire Safety and really critical of the Coalition Government which are talking to regulation, by producing the paperwork and the number of Rules Attack to be followers. Saying that was a particular problem and it often lead to fire being ignored because there was such a drive for deregulation. So, when you read the report it is really damning of the way the government tackled the issue of Fire Safety and although the Prime Minister has said today that the government will take quick and purposeful action to deal with some of the things that have emerged, i think a lot of people will still be waiting to see what happened and whether it matches that rhetoric before accepting it. Weve heard from the metropolitan police and from the cps that their action now will take time, theyve got to go through the reports, the many hundreds of pages in this report. Line by line and look to see how and if they can tie that in to evidence that they have collected. In terms of government action, to think thats going to be swift or what can they do in the immediate future to say to the families, to say to the bereaved relatives, the survivors, immediate grenfell community, were actually turning this around, we are something different . Its turning this around, we are something different . Something different . Its a very good something different . Its a very good Question Something different . Its a | very good question because there have been numerous government reactions to grenfell, the tragedy itself, and to interim report of the is. They have involved apologies and promises of things that things will change and i think the question you raise is perhaps the most interesting one in response to the Governments Statement Today because the proof will be in the pudding. For many people looking on, the government has said it will go away and look at the recommendations and come back and decide what to do. One of the recommendations for example is to have a secondary of state who was directly responsible for the sort a vicious. That would be a significant step from the government but i suppose the bigger issue, this is the one that will be harder to address, that will be harder to address, that has plagued governments for years, with different ministers in the housing department, is how you deal with all of the potentially difficult issues with Combustible Cladding, with other cladding, with other safety issues within high rise flat. In dagenham, in london, where there were fears about what that fire could have done. So, yes the government says it will act quickly and the Prime Minister has made it a personal Message Shin to use his own experience of Visiting Grenfell but the question will be what direct and what consequential and concrete action they take and concrete action they take and in that sense, that will be down the line. Potentially weeks or months before we know exactly what the government is going to do. Exactly what the government is going to do going to do. Thank you very much. Going to do. Thank you very much our going to do. Thank you very much. Our correspondent i going to do. Thank you very much. Our correspondent there much. 0ur Correspondent there is westminster. That may seem relatively speedy in the many years, in the context of the many years that the relatives, the survivors, have been waiting. Joining me now is michael mansfield, a human Rights Lawyer, a very well known human Rights Lawyer has been representing some of the families during the inquiry. Thank you forjoining us. In The Shadow of grenfell and the obvious place to start is to get a response to what Sir Martin had to say in his second and final report today. I speak on behalf of myself and some of the family that i represent. We all have a commonality, the commonality is at last we have a result in other words in a way there are pests from the beginning. They want the truth, and in a sense perhaps too long its nobody in Particulars Fault but the system needs to be looked at. Its so long to get at this stage, it is only the beginning because at the next stage is beside the truth, we want accountability. Because otherwise it will be repeated time and time again and youve seen it in all the other public inquiries, the same themes, of really governments that have let people down, infected blood, covert, office and now this. The families are saying theres got to be Ac Change in attitude a Sea Change in values. The Labour Government introduced the idea or committed themselves to the idea of transparency and also telling the truth. A duty of candour. They are going to make it a legislative obligation which is and thats come out. There were a series of inquests so im hoping that this is a paradigms shift. So im hoping that this is a paradigms shift. Then, while all ofthat paradigms shift. Then, while all of that happens, paradigms shift. Then, while all of that happens, for all of that happens, for the families, its keep on fighting. I spoke to a survivor from Grenfell United and she said she was satisfied that the inquiry had confirmed what she and many others believed to be the case from back in the beginning of all of this. Now, it was a case of keep battling on. Keep fighting on. That is thejob for those families on. Keep fighting on. That is the job for those families now who can represent. H the job for those families now who can represent. The job for those families now who can represent. I think the role they who can represent. I think the role they perform who can represent. I think the role they perform and role they perform and i had this before because i been involved in many inquiries, an example of which is the lawrence inquiry. What happened after that there was a whole raft of recommendations over 70, and they committed themselves to ensuring that they were implementing but each year. What if you done . Have you done anything about it . Nobody else is going to do that. , ,. , , that. Should the families who are already that. Should the families who are already in that. Should the families who are already in a that. Should the families who are already in a dire that. Should the families who are already in a dire situation| are already in a dire situation whether it is the Grenfell Family of the lawrence family, if theyve got to a point of getting huge Public Inquiry which is quite a feat in itself, it seems a further injustice that they then have to fight to see any recommendations implemented. Exactly, and that is because of that and the situation in the other inquiries, that certain organisations have been calling and i supported, saying there should be an oversight mechanism. What this inquiry has done is say i realise there is a problem with recommendations, they left on the back burner, coroners and in this case it was sidelined, marginalised. In this case it was sidelined, maruinalised. ~ , marginalised. People dont know there was another marginalised. People dont know there was another fire, marginalised. People dont know there was another fire, in there was another fire, in 2009, six people died. The Fire Safety flag did numerous times saying we are really sorry. Inaudible 21 times saying this could happen again and if it happened at night it would be even more horrific. A greater loss of Life But Nothing happened. Loss of Life But Nothing happened loss of Life But Nothing hauened. . , ,. , happened. The chair of that a happened. The chair of that Party Group happened. The chair of that Party Group made happened. The chair of that| Party Group made a brilliant speech in the Houses Of Parliament saying very clearly who are to blame. We, the politicians, we and the committee we are on petitions loads of those times to get the government to shift but they wouldnt. It was if they were up wouldnt. It was if they were up against a kind of attitude of contempt and a certain arrogance of power. He couldnt persuade the various ministers to even in some cases come and meet him. Let alone conversant so the function of getting recommendations implemented is a huge gap. That is why people are suggesting there should be are suggesting there should be a body that overlooks, an independent body, and make sure the recommendations. They should be made public, there should be made public, there should be made public, there should be public record of whos been addressed, we wanted to do xyz, whatever it is and there should be a response to that person. That should all be recorded so you can do something about it. During that time, something about it. During that time. When something about it. During that time, when the something about it. During that time, when the Party Something about it. During that time, when the party was time, when the party was raising red flags about a fire, there were three Fire Ministers so wonder if this is the idea of a body outside parliament where i guess the idea would be to have more continuity in the leadership to ashley see something through the end. One Ofthe Something through the end. me of the recommendations of this Inquiry Link to that. At the moment, Fire Safety and various Construction Safety is split between the should only be one. They should be one Fire Safety adviser advising that minister so he actually knows it is talking about. Often, i have this phrase in the higher you go you know. That is what has happened with the system. Its all over the place. Paid for by government and actually watches what is going on. That government and actually watches what is going on. What is going on. At the time. Finall , what is going on. At the time. Finally, briefly, finally, briefly, people said that should have been a Game Changer in terms of Fire Safety regulation. Do you believe that grenfell will be . I regulation. Do you believe that grenfell will be . Grenfell will be . I like to believe it, grenfell will be . I like to believe it, yes, grenfell will be . I like to believe it, yes, And Grenfell will be . I like to believe it, yes, and I Grenfell will be . I like to l believe it, yes, and i think the strength of the families this time and the difference. Unless you lived in london, unless you watch local tv, you may have missed it. Grenfell, nobody has missed it. The importance of it is the sad and grievous importance is, its grievous importance is, its global. There are people in japan watching it. I represented an italian family along with a lot of english ones. Inaudible a young woman was trapped on the top floorjust here, she continued with her celtic they were active architects and very talented architects and very talented architects and very talented architects and they couldnt get out because of the smoke. The toxic smoke, she ran her mother back in italy and the family in italy where watching the fire here and they went along. I watch the fire. I cant believe im seeing devastation in real time and theres nothing i can do. It even worse for the people who work around here so thats the difference. Its qualitative and quantitative difference which means its highly unlikely that this, these recommendations and the force of this inquiry is going to be lost. Weve all got it in here. Thank you very much. We will be back here soon in The Shadow of grenfell to talk about Todays Wire to inquiry and what the consequences may be. Back to you in the studio. Thank you very much and of course you can get continuing Coverage And Reaction to the Grenfell Inquiry Report on the Bbc News website. We are going to turn our attention now To Westminster for a moment because the candidates for the conservative leap to ship contest will be narrowed from five very shortly. As Tory Mps Cast their vote as to who will replace rishi sunak. Let me take you like To Westminster and this is Committee Room Number 1a which is where we will get that result very shortly. Voting closed at three oclock, we bring you in our editor who is in the central lobby. Just explain what is going to happen in the next few minutes. 1th explain what is going to happen in the next few minutes. As You Sa , this in the next few minutes. As You Say. This is in the next few minutes. As You Say, this is the in the next few minutes. As You Say, this is the first in the next few minutes. As You Say, this is the first round say, this is the first round if you like voting, remember they are the only people who can vote conservative mps and there are fewer of them and i have beenin are fewer of them and i have been in recent contests of this nature. Just 121, they will cast their votes, they have been counted. We are listening out for their result and they will be ranked in order and the last person drops out. Next wednesday, there will be another round and that takes the number down to four, those four will progress to the next stage which is to go to the conservative Party Conference and there they will be able to make their case yet again. Before those numbers are then whittled down to two. Once it gets down to do, Conservative Party members get a vote on the leader. Now, weve had a lot of these contests in recent years and the difference this time is that this is to elect the leader of the opposition. Not a Prime Minister. Thejeopardy isnt so great and there may not be as much significance but of course being leader of the opposition and it is an incredibly importantjob. Incredibly important job. Pretty soon incredibly importantjob. Pretty soon it has been doing that since that disastrous election defeat, that he will then hand over the result which wont come until november two. Today itll be sad if the person who drops out that most thais are going to be on who comes at the top of the. Someone said to me that each mp has any zero point. Percent of the electorate so what we will be looking out for there is somebody who is way ahead of the pack may be . Who looks like theyve got a lot of momentum. As You Say its about who is at the bottom and we will also be looking at who is active place because of the bottom two are pretty close you never know their fifth place might pretty close you never know theirfifth place might decide there is no point going to the row next week. What they all want to do, as a first objective, is to get to the last four so that they get to make their place in front of Conservative Party members and fellow mps at the conservative Party Conference. So we are looking for, has anyone really got