Grenfell Tower inquiry chairman refuses to let residents who survived fire help assess evidence

‘The chairman of an inquiry into the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower has refused calls to allow a survivor of the disaster to be part of a team assessing evidence.
Retired judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick, who is leading the probe, acknowledged survivors’ concerns about the impartiality of the investigation, but said they could only provide evidence to the inquiry.
Issuing an opening statement at the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London, Sir Martin said: “I know that many of the survivors would like me to appoint someone from among their own number – or perhaps another resident – as one of my assessors.
“Many of them can, of course, provide valuable evidence and I shall ensure all their evidence is heard and carefully assessed.
“But to appoint someone as an assessor who has had direct involvement in the fire would risk undermining my impartiality in the eyes of others who are also deeply involved in the inquiry.’
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