88 The Bereaved, Survivors and Residents

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast

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4.8 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2018

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The inquiry heard five weeks of evidence from the bereaved, survivors and residents of Grenfell Tower. Thirty-five witnesses gave evidence in person. One hundred and forty written statements have been read-in and published.

In this edition of the podcast Eddie Mair pieces together some of the issues that have come up.

Producer Olivia Beazley Contact us via email: [email protected]

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:05.0	Hello, you're listening to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry podcast. I'm Eddie Mayer.
0:09.1	The inquiry has heard five weeks of evidence from the bereaved survivors and residents of Grenfell Tower.
0:15.2	35 witnesses have given evidence in person and 140 written statements have been read in and published.
0:22.3	I swear by Almighty God.
0:23.9	I swear by Almighty God.
0:25.3	I swear by Almighty God.
0:28.4	I swear by Almighty God.
0:30.2	I do solemnly, sincerely. I swear by Almighty God.
0:32.4	I swear by Allah.
0:33.5	That the evidence I shall give.
0:34.8	That the evidence I shall give.
0:36.3	That the evidence I shall give. Shall be the I shall give. That the evidence I shall give.
0:38.2	Shall be the truth.
0:38.9	The whole truth.
0:40.0	And nothing but the truth.
0:41.2	And nothing but the truth.
0:46.0	In this edition of the podcast, we're going to piece together some of the issues that have come up.
0:51.8	We'll start with the refurbishment of the tower, which took place between 2012 and 2016.
0:57.1	This was the work which fixed the cladding and insulation to the outside of the building.
1:01.3	New windows, doors, boilers and gas pipes were installed.
1:06.9	The floors were renumbered, and a new building-wide ventilation system was fitted.
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