Martin Moore-Bick says he will not shrink from making findings, but leaves many disappointed with ‘clinical’ speechThe retired judge leading the Grenfell Tower inquiry has promised “to get at the truth” of what caused the inferno that killed at least 80 people. Simultaneously, the inquiry published on its website a “list of issues” outlining its thinking on the main objectives of its investigations. Around 300 applications had been received for core participant status in the inquiry, with some having been granted already, Moore-Bick said. Moore-Bick’s announcement that no community members would be included in his team of assessors, because it would risk undermining his impartiality, disappointed residents and community activists. “It was very strange for us to come to a ballroom with glittering chandeliers to start this inquiry,” she said.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2017 14:51 UTC