LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the Prime Minister to broaden the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire.
Corbyn has written to Theresa May saying that such a move would increase confidence in the process.
The Labour leader wrote: “I urge you to consider broadening the inquiry team to a model more similar to that used in the McPherson Inquiry, including with representation from those from minority backgrounds, in order to support the judge leading this inquiry.”
Labour wants the probe to be split into two parts in order to “get answers to urgent questions” about what happened at Grenfell Tower.
The first part of the inquiry should report back this summer “to minimise further suffering of survivors”, he said.
The second part of the proposed investigation would take a “wide-ranging” look at the issues thrown up by the disaster.
His letter states: “We would be disrespecting the memory of those who died in the Grenfell fire, and putting further lives at risk, if we fail to fully learn these lessons.”
May’s official spokesman said the Prime Minister had received the letter and would respond, but added that Corbyn should take his concerns directly to inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick, who is consulting on his terms of reference.
“This is an independent process and we would encourage the Leader of the Opposition to feed his views directly to the inquiry chair,” said the spokesman.
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