There were additional protests planned for Saturday, with Grenfell demonstrators expected to combine with an anti-Tory movement planned in the wake of the general election. The displays of anger increased pressure on Theresa May over her response to the disaster. But when she was asked in an interview on Newsnight on Friday night about whether she had misread the public mood, she sidestepped the question.Įarlier in the day the prime minister had met victims in a local hospital, and in the late afternoon met victims and relatives in a church near the disaster site, having come under heavy criticism for not having done so earlier. She blamed security concerns for failing to do so previously, although earlier in the day the Queen and Prince William had both been able to pay visits. Protest organisers were encouraging the crowd to remain in place until the council leaders pledged an independent investigation and rehousing for all those affected.Ĭarolyne Hill, 39, from Brixton, said she had come to the Kensington protest to “make a stand for my fellow Londoners”. She said: “I believe that the council is supposed to protect its people. This council committed basic gross negligence in providing basic human rights in their fire safety.
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