British Prime Minister Theresa May, facing criticism for the government's handling of the disaster, met Saturday with 15 fire survivors invited to her official residence at 10 Downing Street.
At least 58 people are dead or presumed dead after the blaze.
More than 3 million pounds ($3.8 million) has been raised for victims of the London high-rise fire that has killed at least 30 people and left dozens homeless.
Prime Minister Theresa May, increasingly a focal point for wrath, bundled away under police guard after meeting residents Friday.
"They shouldn't have put flammable cladding there in the first place", a local, who only gives his nickname, Dub, tells Al Jazeera.
"What I'm now absolutely focused on is ensuring that we get that support on the ground", May said in a BBC Newsnight interview.
"I spoke to the casualty helpline and they didn't have any information. they didn't offer any help. (But there was) nothing, they weren't collating these numbers".
It comes after Mrs May avoided speaking to the protestors who gathered outside Kensington Town Hall on Friday night to demand answers about the tragic fire.
The Grenfell tragedy has dominated the news in the United Kingdom, with Prime Minister Theresa May under attack for failing to speak to residents and provide sufficient aid quickly enough.
The Prime Minister sought to undo bad publicity from her failure to meet residents on a site trip on Thursday, by finally visiting victims in a London hospital.
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It tore through all floors of the building and took more than 200 firefighters 24 hours to bring under control.
The invitation to Downing Street came after May faced cries of "Shame on you!" and "Coward!" on Friday as security staff bundled her into her auto following a meeting with locals at a church hall.
One woman wept saying it was because Mrs May had declined to speak to anyone outside the meeting.
Following reports thousands of Australian buildings are clad in material like that used on the 120-apartment block in west London, the State Government is putting the finishing touches on new fire-proof housing measures.
In a message released on her official birthday, the Queen said it was "difficult to escape a very sombre mood", following recent attacks and deaths in London and Manchester.
They say their complaints were ignored - and fear it was because the tower was full of poor people in a predominantly wealthy borough. The officer also confirmed that the actual total lives lost in the incident must be greater than what they have right now.
"I have heard the concerns and I have ordered immediate action across the board to help victims' relatives and the survivors". People have lost their lives and others have lost everything, all their possessions, their home and everything. We must not let them down. "This was a awful tragedy that took place".
Labour Party lawmaker David Lammy said that the government and the police should immediately seize all documents relating to the building's renovation to prevent the destruction of evidence that could show criminal wrongdoing. We're ensuring that we're going to get to the bottom of what's happened.
He says it will take weeks or longer to recover and identify all the dead in the public housing block that was devastated by a fire early Wednesday. So far, all residents who have asked for help have been placed in hotels and Kensington and Chelsea council is giving them financial help, as well as trying to temporary homes for them as well as for the elderly and vulnerable residents from surrounding areas who have been unable to return to their homes due to the safety cordon.




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