Grenfell police inquiry moves to ‘new phase’

Detectives investigating the Grenfell Tower fire have carried out the first three interviews under caution as they look into allegations of manslaughter and potential health and safety breaches.

Seventy-two people were killed in the fire in June last year, leading to questions over flammable cladding used on the building and failures in fire safety arrangements.

The Metropolitan Police said yesterday that the inquiry had moved into a new phase, and that more interviews would take place. Officers have spent the last year scouring the tower for forensic evidence.