Angela Rayner has defended her handling of a meeting with bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire last week, after some attendees described it as a "car crash". The deputy prime minister told the meeting on Wednesday that the 24-storey tower would be gradually dismantled, nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people.

The deputy prime minister has denied being ‘aggressive’ during a meeting with the bereaved and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire. Angela Rayner has faced criticism after meeting with several bereaved families and survivors of the tower block fire in 2017.

Hamid Ali Jafari says he feels his father's presence every time he walks or drives past London's Grenfell Tower, where the 82-year-old died in a devastating blaze more than seven years ago.