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Grenfell survivors and bereaved tell of impact fire has had on their lives

Source: PA Archive

Emotional testimonies from a bereaved father and disabled survivor of the Grenfell fire have been made in front of organisations held by many of those affected as being responsible for the disaster.

The father of a baby stillborn following the blaze described the life his son could have had, telling the firms: “This is what you have taken away from me.”

Grenfell Testimony Week began in on Tuesday, after an agreement reached last year for a global settlement of compensation claims made by people affected by the 2017 fire.

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