		<div class="wpcnt">
			<div class="wpa">
				<span class="wpa-about">Advertisements</span>
				<div class="u top_amp">
							<amp-ad width="300" height="265"
		 type="pubmine"
		 data-siteid="111265417"
		 data-section="2">
		</amp-ad>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div><p>Stormzy joined thousands of people at a silent walk to remember Grenfell victims, after a defiant call for accountability was applauded at a memorial vigil two years on from the disaster in England.</p>
<p>Survivors, bereaved and supporters stood in the shadow of the tower block for a multi-faith event in commemoration of the 72 men, women and children killed in the blaze.</p>
<p><!--Ads2--></p>
<p>Wearing a green scarf, like many others who gathered in west London near the burned-out building, rapper Stormzy walked among the huge crowd, many of whom were carrying Justice For Grenfell placards.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two years ago everything changed. We lost 72 loved ones. They are forever in our hearts ð <a href="https://t.co/gDhC3yvVWv">pic.twitter.com/gDhC3yvVWv</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Grenfell United (@GrenfellUnited) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrenfellUnited/status/1139475289094967296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>He said: “This is a message to the Government and I hope this message breaks through, regulate them before we regulate you.”</p>
<p>Referencing rules around cladding he added: “Combustible and still legal, regulations feel feeble, this has to be a never again moment.”</p>
<p>He said the community demands “truth, justice and peace for all of the lost ones”.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today we stand together to honour the memory of the 72 lives so tragically lost in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Grenfell?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Grenfell</a> Tower fire. This community has been forever changed by that horrendous night, and the process of healing is still ongoing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrenfellUnited?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GrenfellUnited</a> <a href="https://t.co/e3VqVOedvw">pic.twitter.com/e3VqVOedvw</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/SadiqKhan/status/1139618280400928768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>The event followed a private wreath-laying event at which Communities Secretary James Brokenshire and London Mayor Sadiq Khan laid flowers alongside bereaved relatives.</p>
<p>A 72-second silence, one second representing each victim, was also held before the names of all of the dead were read aloud.</p>
<figure id="attachment_134052" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-134052" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-134052" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/B4B4FA6C-F8A5-4261-8913-CA002F42FCB6.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" data-wp-pid="134052" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-134052" class="wp-caption-text">A banner called for justice for those who died and the survivors</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_134053" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-134053" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-134053" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/83429C52-C79C-47B1-A3C4-03D815DFF3EE.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" data-wp-pid="134053" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-134053" class="wp-caption-text">Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with family and friends of the 72 people who lost their lives during the silent walk</figcaption></figure>
<p>The tower, surrounded by white sheeting, with banners featuring the green Grenfell heart and the words “Grenfell forever in our hearts” emblazoned across the four highest floors, formed a striking backdrop for the sombre evening memorial event.</p>
<p>Applause broke out as a large community mosaic, which has been in the making since just before the first anniversary, was unveiled, featuring words including love, hope and unity.</p>
<p><!--Ads3--></p>
<p>Earlier, bereaved families, survivors and campaigners set the tone for a day of remembrance as they joined hundreds of people who gathered for a memorial service at a church service nearby.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every month the survivors, loved ones of those who died and the community commemorate the tragedy of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Grenfell?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Grenfell</a> on a silent march.</p>
<p>On the two year anniversary we join them to say we&#39;ll never forget and will strive to build a society where such a tragedy can never happen again. <a href="https://t.co/SVTUBZ3Gjy">pic.twitter.com/SVTUBZ3Gjy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1139626906964439046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>Friday marked 24 months since a small kitchen fire in a flat on an estate in Kensington turned into the most deadly domestic blaze since the Second World War, rendering scores of families homeless and triggering both a public inquiry and a criminal investigation.</p>
<p>A number of survivors also marked the anniversary by renewing appeals for urgent safety recommendations to be introduced now to prevent a future tragedy.</p>
<p>Latest figures show some 328 high-rise residential and public buildings are still to complete the replacement of unsafe cladding amid fears over its contribution to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.</p>
<figure id="attachment_134055" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-134055" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-134055" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BAC79336-4ACA-407B-8CE6-2F3B53224BD0.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" data-wp-pid="134055" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-134055" class="wp-caption-text">A list of names of the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire is carried by marchers</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_134056" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-134056" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-134056" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CBB17AB0-CAA6-4EFB-B5F3-898E3482440E.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" data-wp-pid="134056" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-134056" class="wp-caption-text">The mosaic was a site for the community to lay flowers</figcaption></figure>
<p>The inquiry’s first report, which focuses on what happened on the night the fire broke out, was due to be published in spring but has been delayed until October.</p>
<p>Inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick has previously said he does not consider it appropriate to make interim recommendations ahead of the report and any recommendations he makes will be limited to the first phase.</p>
<p>But some survivors have become frustrated that safety recommendations, such as abandoning the “stay-put” policy for buildings more than 10 storeys high, are yet to be implemented.</p>
<p><!--Ads3--></p>
<p>Now lawyers for some of the affected families are calling again for urgent steps to be taken on “basic fire safety measures” to prevent a similar disaster.</p>
			<div style="padding-bottom:15px;" class="wordads-tag" data-slot-type="belowpost">
				<div id="atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e32f3807559">
					<script type="text/javascript">
						window.getAdSnippetCallback = function () {
							if ( false === ( window.isWatlV1 ?? false ) ) {
								// Use Aditude scripts.
								window.tudeMappings = window.tudeMappings || [];
								window.tudeMappings.push( {
									divId: 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e32f3807559',
									format: 'belowpost',
								} );
							}
						}

						if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
							document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', window.getAdSnippetCallback );
						} else {
							window.getAdSnippetCallback();
						}
					</script>
				</div>
			</div>
Discover more from London Glossy Post
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
