Grenfell firm loses contracts

THE management company responsible for Grenfell Tower is to be stripped of running surrounding homes, Theresa May said yesterday as she admitted mistakes had been made.

Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) has been accused of ignoring residents’ warnings about safety before the fire on June 14 that killed at least 80 people. Police are to interview senior officials as part of a corporate manslaughter investigation.

In a private meeting with survivors, Mrs May told them the TMO will no longer have responsibility for the Lancaster West housing estate. She also admitted that Kensington and Chelsea Council did not respond quickly enough after the fire. Council leader Elizabeth Campbell said she would ‘consider all options’ to replace the TMO.

She added that the council was working to rehouse more than 180 households who had been living in hotels and temporary accommodation since the fire.