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Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts, analysis finds

Par :Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

29 décembre 2025 à 07:46

Survivors urge government to stop using suppliers cited in public inquiry into fire in which 72 people died

Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have called on the government to stop companies implicated in the disaster from receiving public contracts, after it was revealed several were still in receipt of multimillion-pound deals.

New analysis found at least 87 contracts across the public sector in the government’s own database involve companies criticised in the phase 2 report into the Grenfell fire, published in September 2024, though some contracts may have since expired.

Trade unions leader calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe

The Guardian

Par :Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

27 décembre 2025 à 06:00

In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC Paul Nowak says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy

Keir Starmer should seek out a far closer relationship with Europe, including a possible customs union, the head of the TUC has said.

Paul Nowak, TUC general secretary, said the British public recognised the need for a vastly improved trading arrangement and said it had become more urgent than ever because of the fickle nature of the relationship with Donald Trump’s United States.