BEREAVED families, lawyers and politicians called for the creation of a new body today to ensure state bodies and corporations cannot ignore life-saving coroner and public inquiry recommendations.
Deborah Coles, chief executive of the Inquest charity, called on the government to set up a “national oversight mechanism” at a Labour Conference fringe event jointly hosted by legal firm Leigh Day.
The mechanism would be an independent public body responsible for collating, analysing and following up on recommendations arising from investigations into state-related deaths.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD


