Grenfell tower

Ishmahil Blagrove, a North Kensington resident says that the London tower fire wasn’t the only one at risk – or the only one where residents reported concerns. He and Daisy-May Hudson, who has campaigned for better housing since she and her family were made homelessness, spoke to Jon Snow.

This area is know for its diversity, both ethnic and social: black, white, Asian, the rich, the poor, even the famous. I’ve been hearing the stories of some of them – and the anger of many here was palpable.

Local residents have been holding a vigil to remember those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. Our correspondent, Keme Nzerem, is just around the corner from here, at a wall where people have been posting messages of condolence and memorial.

The Bank of England came close to delivering a big shock today, when three members of its Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise interest rates.

We were joined by Abdulaziz Almashi who is a friend of Mohammed Al Haj Ali, a Syrian refugee who died in the fire, Mathilde Glossup is a community organiser from the Harrow Center, where she has been organising donations and supporting young people affected by the fire, and Piers Thompson who has been involved in…

One of the key questions for the public inquiry will be whether the recent refurbishment of Grenfell Tower was a factor in what happened here. Questions have been raised about the material used in the cladding that was added to the concrete walls of the block to help insulation – and about the company that…

We were joined by the singer Lily Allen, who lives in the area and is well known among the local community.

The Labour shadow housing secretary Andy Slaughter is challenged by Jon Snow on Labour’s record on fire safety when it was in government

There had been warnings that this type of thing might happen. Previous fires in tower blocks – mercifully less severe than this one – had led to recommendations for improved safety measures. But few of these had been implemented. So who is to blame for this apparent lack of action?

The opposition politicians who began the day calling for a public inquiry had their demands met perhaps more quickly than they expected. Our Political Editor, Gary Gibbon, reports.

Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the west London tower block fire. The blackened hulk of what was once the home of more than 400 people stands witness to a monumental failure in the provision of safe public housing. This in a borough where property prices are the highest in Britain.

Jon Snow spoke to the MOBO award-winning musician and writer Akala and local resident Joe Delaney about their response to the fire at Grenfell Tower in west London.

Jon Snow spent the day in west London, among those who escaped the flames, those who helped them and those who are still concerned about the fate of their loved ones. It’s been a shocking, anxious time for all involved, with the smell of the smoke still hanging in the air.

We speak to our reporter, Assed Baig, who spent the night at the scene of the fire talking to those who escaped and were desperately searching for loved ones.

The Prime Minister has said she’s deeply saddened by the loss of life and will convene a cross-government meeting to discuss the fire this afternoon. We are joined now from the police cordon in West London by our reporter, Paul McNamara.