UK Prime Minister Theresa May has apologised for her government’s lacklustre treatment of those left homeless after the devastating Grenfell Tower fire, saying “the support on the ground for families in the initial hours was not good enough.”
The government is facing widespread criticism for the lacking assistance it offered victims of the blaze, with many left without adequate information or directions to support services. In front of parliament, May said “that was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people when they needed it most.”
.@theresa_may apologises for poor response to London tower block fire.
A resignation would be more sincere. pic.twitter.com/pg28yvM7y7
— Ari Murad (@AriMurad_) June 21, 2017
That apology hasn’t been too well received, though. Protesters have hit the streets of London for the so-called Day Of Rage, demonstrating against the government’s inaction.
#DayofRage protesters:”An apology could do nothing for the people that passed away”. https://t.co/g3um2l6D5Y pic.twitter.com/ElNDExVWCj
— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) June 21, 2017
The PM previously came under fire for not visiting survivors in the aftermath of the inferno.
May has also assured survivors that they’ll have access to an emergency fund, and that they’ll all have permanent roofs over their heads within three weeks.
Some 79 people died, or are presumed to have died, in the blaze.
Source: ABC.
Photo: Carl Court / Getty.
