Angela Rayner has defended her handling of a meeting with bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire last week, after some attendees described it as a "car crash". The deputy prime minister told the meeting on Wednesday that the 24-storey tower would be gradually dismantled, nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people.

The deputy prime minister has denied being ‘aggressive’ during a meeting with the bereaved and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire. Angela Rayner has faced criticism after meeting with several bereaved families and survivors of the tower block fire in 2017.

The U.K. government on Friday announced plans to dismantle the remains of London’s Grenfell Tower, almost eight years after the deadliest fire in Britain since World War II swept through the high-rise apartment building,

The British government said Friday the Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died in a west London 2017 fire, will be taken down. A 6-year investigation found it was avoidable and caused by incompetence, dishonesty and greed.

Angela Rayner had been accused of "ignoring" the voices of people who lost family in the fire in June 2017, which killed 72 people. In its announcement, the government said it would take two years for the tower to be taken down.

The Grenfell tragedy, which killed 72 people, shocked the nation, laying bare deep inequalities in one of the wealthiest boroughs of the British capital.

Hamid Ali Jafari says he feels his father's presence every time he walks or drives past London's Grenfell Tower, where the 82-year-old died in a devastating blaze more than seven years ago.

The UK government has announced it will demolish London’s Grenfell Tower, prompting anger from community members.