Hiba Mahamadi 20 July 2017

Appoint commissioners at tower blaze council, says opposition

The leader of Kensington & Chelsea RLBC's Labour group said he wants to see commissioners brought in, in the aftermath of the Grenfell tower fire that killed 80 people.

Robert Atkinson denounced the Conservative leadership at a council meeting last night.

The council officially appointed Conservative cabinet member Elizabeth Campbell as the new leader amidst heckles and jeers from 70 survivors who were in attendance.

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