Grenfell Tower fire: public inquiry to be led by retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick

‘Retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick has been appointed to lead the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster.
The death toll from the fire is now believed to be around 80, the vast majority of whom were from just 23 flats.
Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted residents will be given a say over the direction of the investigation and Sir Martin’s appointment is expected to be officially announced on Thursday…
…However, his appointment is likely to cause controversy after it emerged he had presided over an appeal court case in 2014 that ruled in favour of Westminster council, which had argued that a single mother with five children could be rehoused outside of London.
Titina Nzolameso’s lawyer said at the time that the decision “sets a terrible precedent for local authorities to engage in social cleansing of the poor on a mass scale”.’
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