The bereaved families of the fire incident that killed 72 persons in the Grenfell Tower have been told the building would be demolished. Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary,

The government has confirmed the Grenfell Tower in west London is to be demolished. A fire ripped through the west London residential tower at speed in June 2017, claiming the lives of 72 people. The incident sparked a national scandal over building safety standards and years of debate over the future of the 24-storey tower.

The covered remains of Grenfell Tower are seen behind a wall of condolences, ahead of the publishing of the second report of the UK public inquiry into the deadly 2017 Grenfell fire, in London, Britain,