Overview

• A new Netflix documentary, Grenfell: Uncovered, premiering June 20, lays out how combustible cladding contributed to the avoidable 2017 blaze that killed 72 people.
• Inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick found that Arconic concealed test data indicating dangerous burn behavior, while Kingspan and Celotex engaged in misleading marketing to sell flammable products for high-rises.
• The Cabinet Office has launched probes into seven firms, including Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex, under the Procurement Act 2023 with potential bans from public contracts.
• Survivors like Luana Gomes and firefighter Dave Badillo urge immediate removal of flammable cladding from UK buildings and call for prosecutions, noting no charges have been brought eight years after the fire.
• Plans to begin dismantling the tower in September have drawn criticism from bereaved families who say their concerns were overlooked.