Skip to main content
Donate to the 95 years appeal
Grenfell demolition means injustice is put ‘out of sight and out of mind’
A general view of Grenfell Tower, west London, after the government has announced the tower will be demolished, February 6, 2025

THE demolition of Grenfell Tower could mean that the injustice of the fatal fire is put “out of sight and out of mind,” a survivor warned yesterday.

The government’s decision, shared with families at a private meeting on Wednesday evening, prompted anger and claims that the voices of many loved ones had been ignored.

Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner was met with gasps from a shocked room of mostly bereaved people, who felt there had not been enough consultation.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
The HMT Empire Windrush, docked at Southampton, March 28, 1954
Windrush / 5 September 2025
5 September 2025
A preschool age child playing with plastic building blocks
Britain / 1 September 2025
1 September 2025
Similar stories
A general view of Grenfell Tower, in west London, February 9
Britain / 21 March 2025
21 March 2025
MPs say ministers have 'heads in sand' on safety
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner in the new Janet Harvey
Britain / 9 February 2025
9 February 2025