Family members made vulnerable and poignant tributes to those they lost in the Grenfell Tower fire at the start of an inquiry today, beginning a two-week process.
The mood was flexible, according to whether they wanted to treat it like a chat or nominate a spokesperson to read their story.
Six victims were spoken about on Monday, including a ‘committed Christian’, Joseph Daniels and stillborn baby, Logan Gomes, whose father showed his ultrasound and described holding him.
Listen to the full interview with Bishop Graham, Tomlin and Premier’s Cara Bentley here:
In the last 11 months, many churches have supported the survivors and bereaved families and spoken about the families’ desire for justice. Notting Hill Methodist Church also streamed the inquiry live for anyone to attend.
Rt Rev Graham Tomlin, the Bishop of Kensington, has expressed support many a time and went down to the hotel where the inquiry was today.
He told Premier why this stage was so important: “It actually gives people the opportunity to have their own voice heard, their own stories told, this isn’t just a legal process.”
“I think part of the story of Grenfell is a community that felt not listened to in the past and that their concerns about the building were not taken seriously before the fire and now is a chance for those same people to have their voices heard.”
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