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The Grenfell fire – accountability begins at home
People during a rally outside Kensington Town Hall in London, to bring attention to the lack of support and action over the Grenfell Tower fire, in November 2021

SINCE Russia attacked Ukraine, Europe has been full of demands to hold the rich and powerful to account for deaths inflicted on ordinary people.

France seized a superyacht from Russian oil baron Igor Sechin to widespread acclaim. Germany has frozen the yacht belonging to iron-ore and telecoms tycoon Alisher Usmanov after he was hit with EU sanctions because of Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

At Westminster, legislation to target Russian “dirty money” stashed in the City of London is fast-tracked through the Commons.

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