What we learned from the Grenfell Inquiry this week

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After lengthy spells of evidence from the two biggest contractors responsible for Grenfell Tower’s flawed refurbishment, the inquiry into 2017’s fire heard accounts from a range of viewpoints this week.

Subcontractors tasked with fitting insulation and Grenfell’s aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding – and also for finishing off window reveals with combustible materials – to the west London tower explained their roles in the upgrade that ended with the loss of 72 lives.

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