Raft of Grenfell data ‘lost forever’

Some emails, documents and design drawings relating to the Grenfell Tower refurbishment appear to have been lost forever after being wiped from a laptop, the inquiry into the fire has heard.

Design manager Daniel Anketell-jones, who worked for cladding specialists Harley Facades until March 2016, said he erased his work computer of all files after agreeing to keep the device despite leaving the firm and had made the “assumption” his work would remain on the Harley Facades server, which it did not.