If there was an election next week, god forbid, who would vote forJeremy Corbyn . Put your hand up. One, two, three, four. Five. Interesting. So youve switched now. We ask people in Enfield Southgate which turned labour this time what they make of the Election Result. Good evening. It was exactly a week ago that Kensington Town Hall was recounting one of the tightest fought battles of the general election. A seat that overturned a huge conservative majority to go Labour Byjust 20 votes. Today, it became the centre of protest as locals and residents of the Grenfell Tower fire descended upon it to scream their anger demandingjustice, information, and answers from government and the media. Arrangements for survivors and evacuees in the borough has been shambolic. Powered by volunteers with little coordination from authorities. Tonight, as more protests spread to the centre of london it felt like a bottle had been uncorked. The heat of early summer, the anger of grief a potentially toxic combination for a government so fragile in its grip on power. John sweeney has been in the thick of it all day and joins us. What is the mood like where you are . Well, the situation here, it is tense. I just walked past a candlelit vigil, many people standing outside the Church Holding candles to the dead. But at the same time there are shouts and there is a frenzy, Police Helicopter in the sky. It is very very hard to conveyjust how angry people were. I went on this march from Kensington Town Hall to the tower and there were times when you could almost feel the anger over flow. This feels, i might be wrong, but this feels toxic for the government of theresa may. It feels as though there is a vacuum with this situation and what happens when a vacuum is created, not nothing, but people feel in and it is dark. No question. The feeling on the march you described earlier, has that dissipated now . No, i dont want to be overly pessimistic but i cant see this ending well. Simple problem is, nobody knows how many people have died. I was speaking to someone who was close to a firefighter and they were worrying that actually there could be Refugee Families from places like somalia with lots and lots of people in their family and so the numbers we are talking about, possibly 70 dead, maybe 100, maybe more, no one knows. And while the uncertainty happens and there are good reasons for the authorities to be cautious and go step by step, to get the forensics right, which is difficult, but that is fuelling anger and it feels as though nothing is being done and theresa may did not help. Ive heard this again and again. The difficulty right now, and there are people shouting at us, the bbc is not popular, but today, this evening, i walked with the marchers from Kensington Town Hall and this is my report. Tonight, those who are grieving for the dead of the grenfell fire took to the streets of londons richest borough. We outnumber the conservative voters in this area two to one. Cheering. Two to one the Election Result here in kensington was more finely balanced than that, but the passion is real and raw. High street ken tube is over there and weve just turned off Kensington High Street and we are now on Kensington Church street. The idea that there would be a big demo, a Big Angry Demo in this part of london a couple of weeks ago, its extraordinary. As the march turned north towards the tower the numbers grew. The kids go to all of the schools round here. And so did the anger. Also on the march, this man, who lives in a tower block in south london and fears what happened to the people of Grenfell Tower might happen to him. They have put new cladding on our block and we have been unable to find out the last three days if that cladding is safe. People arent sleeping at night. Ive had about eight hours sleep the last few nights. Theres children not sleeping. Its an absolute disgrace. Motorists hooted their support, tourists and shoppers looked on, stupefied. These met vans used their sirens. But, for the main, the Police Presence was very low key. So the tower in the background, the crowd is still pouring fast, and its hard to express just how angry these people are. Theres a real anger. Politics has Left Parliament and gone on the streets. As light faded, passions seemed to ease but londons Dark Monument remains. That is how the day ended. But how did we reach this point. The government was keen to get on the front foot this morning. Sajiv javid the Communities Secretary promised nothing would be spared in an attempt to get those affected back on their feet. So did it go to plan . Heres david grossman. This was the picture that did for george bushs reputation, flying over the devastation of hurricane katrina, and ignoring the victims and seemingly their plight, is this the picture which is going to have a similar impact for theresa may . Yesterday, not meeting the survivors and the anxious, but meeting the security services. The fact that today the queen managed to visit only served to put more pressure on theresa may. Her majesty is not the focus of widespread anger right now, though. We want answers, and justice. Rightly or wrongly, theresa may has become just that. What we want, justice. Theresa may is joined in the dock by kensington and chelsea council. We have a right to be angry, and we have got to come out and say this is not acceptable. Enough is enough. We need to be angry, because theres reason not to be angry, because children have died. Families have died. A protest this afternoon included people storming to the town hall reception and a stand off on the stairs. Chant we want justice. We wantjustice. What you get is a strong sense of anger, not simply about what happened in Grenfell Tower although that is obviously the focus of the demonstration, but it is more about the power relationships and who is in charge and how they treat people who are dependent on them for their lives and their livelihoods. What we heard today time and time again is that the authorities are not being honest and they are Holding Information back and they are trying to minimise the official death toll. Nearly 100 persons missing, a lot of people asking, did you see this person, did you meet him, have you heard about him. People are lost. They dont know if they are in the hospitals or they are dead or they are in the building. The Prime Minister attempted to answer her critics today with a visit to chelsea and Westminster Hospital to meet survivors. Strong and stable leadership Orjust Stable Door Locking. Strong and stable leadership Orjust Stable Door Locking . Because when that wasnt enough to satisfy her critics, the Prime Ministers team organised another visit, this afternoon to a church near the tower, now a centre for the relief effort, but this did little to calm the anger. And then you are going to come down after people forced you to be here. And then you are going to hide behind that red door. Why go to the same place Jeremy Corbyn wins 24 hours before . Why go to the same place Jeremy Corbyn went 24 hours before . It is a Publicity Stunt and the newspapers like the daily mail will show that to show that she has heart and soul, but she is cold like a fish, ridiculous. If you care, show that you care. Where is the Housing Minister and the Home Secretary . We need you to talk, im not trying to blame anyone, but show you care, be around. The council have not shown anything, where are they . We are going to talk about things that happened, and make sure this doesnt happen again, but this has happened now. The Prime Ministers departure was chaotic from the church. Shouts of murderers and coward and at one point her cars departure was blocked and the police had to intervene. The way was cleared just in time. She might have managed to leave the area but neither she or the government or the council arkley are clear of the controversy surrounding this disaster. Well, this evening in a very unusual move and with next to no notice Downing Street informed us the Prime Minister would be arriving here at the bbc to do an interview. Theresa may was announcing a comprehensive package of support for the victims including a £5 million fund made available to pay for emergency supplies, food, clothes and other costs. I sat down with the Prime Minster earlier. Prime minister, youve come here today to the bbc, instead of doing the interview at the site where you just were, why is that . Well, what i want to talk about today is what the government is making available to the victims of this absolutely horrendous tragedy. I think we were all, when we saw the horrific scenes of what had happened at Grenfell Tower, we were all deeply affected by that. Its absolutely horrifying and ive been Hearing Stories today from people about their experiences. Ive also been hearing from the local community, about the issues and concerns that they have. Now, the government is making £5 million available, Emergency Funds for people who need. Just to get money to be able to buy normal things of everyday life. This morning i was in one of the hospitals meeting some of the victims there
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