FURIOUS locals in North Kensington have demanded the Prime Minister, the Government and the local council do more to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

There is real suspicion of the state, and a feeling that the truth about the death toll and what caused the fire is being hidden. Around 60 protesters stormed the Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall to demand answers.

Moments later Theresa May was branded a “coward” after she spent less than an hour talking to residents of the high-rise that is now an empty husk.

Protesters swarmed the Prime Minister’s car as she left St Clement’s church, which has become a hub for the volunteer effort that has mobilised in the days following the deadly blaze at the North Kensington tower block.

“Coward, coward” protestors shouted.

“You get back to your friends in the DUP,” one man said.

May had been meeting with residents, volunteers and rescuers in the centre before she was bundled out through the side door. The Tory leader has been heavily criticised over her reaction to the tragedy which has left at least 30 dead.

On Thursday she had met with firefighters and police officers but did not meet any residents. In contrast, Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn was out talking to locals.

Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London was heckled when he visited, but he listened and spent time with those angry.

Former Cabinet minister Michael Portillo said May had not used “her humanity”.

Yesterday, clearly stung by the criticism she made two visits to the site. The first to a nearby hospital then, after a two-hour emergency Cabinet meeting, to the church.

While there she announced the Cabinet had agreed a package of measures to help those affected by the fire, including £5 million of cash handouts to be distributed to residents to pay for anything they need.

In written statement issued after the meeting in Kensington, May said: “The individual stories I heard this morning at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were horrific. I spoke with people who ran from the fire in only the clothes they were wearing.

“They have been left with nothing – no bank cards, no money, no means of caring for their children or relatives. One woman told me she had escaped in only her top and underwear.

“The package of support I’m announcing today is to give the victims the immediate support they need to care for themselves and for loved ones. We will continue to look at what more needs to be done.

“Everyone affected by this tragedy needs reassurance that the Government is there for them at this terrible time – and that is what I am determined to provide.”

The Prime Minister also insisted the locals and the residents would be fully involved in the public inquiry into what went wrong.

While much of the anger in the area has been directed towards May, and the Tory government – and their voting record on building regulations – there is real fury at the local council who have been criticised for failing to engage with those affected, or oversee the relief effort.

Yesterday that anger boiled over and the protest outside the Kensington and Chelsea Council HQ almost turned into a riot when a breakaway group stormed the building. Organisers of the protest said council leaders would not come out to talk to them, though they did release a statement.

Mustafa Al Mansur, who organised the protest, said the council’s response was “flimsy” with “no concrete answers”.

“The people were not satisfied with the answers,” he told BBC News. “The people were getting frustrated and they walked towards the building. They did not force themselves inside. They got inside the main building and were in the foyer, just speaking.”

“We would like the chief executive of the council to make public commitments on what the council is going to do for the victims of this borough, and for all the other buildings in the borough that [could] stand the same fate at Grenfell Towers.”

Another protest has been organised for this morning and many more are expected to attend. Earlier in the day the Queen and Duke of Cambridge had met with volunteers, residents and community representatives during their visit to Westway Sports Centre, where the Queen was shown food supplies donated to those made homeless by the fire.

Her Majesty paid tribute to the “bravery” of firefighters and the “incredible generosity” of volunteers now giving their support.