Tower blocks could be torn down

High-rise tower blocks dating from the 1960s and 1970s could be torn down in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, London mayor Sadiq Khan said.

Mr Khan said it may well be the “defining outcome of this tragedy that the worst mistakes” of that era become a thing of the past.

Fifty-eight people have been confirmed dead following the devastating inferno in north Kensington, with a further 70 missing presumed dead.

Mr Khan said the images of the 24storey building being ravaged by fire “should be forever seared into our nation’s collective memory”. He said: “Little can compare in recent times to a tragedy on this scale. The response from the local authority has simply not been good enough.”