London apartment fire: Rage as death toll climbs to at least 58

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He is hopeful the two-and-a-half hour meeting, attended by victims, residents, community leaders and volunteers, was the starting point for a process of "lasting change".

Police broke up a scuffle between members of the crowd as the Mrs May's auto drove off.

"What did she expect was going to happen". "It should define the leadership of May and she should be forced to resign", he said.

The government said checks were now planned on tower blocks that have gone through a similar upgrade. "This is our town".

Mr Cundy said the police investigation into the blaze would look at the building and its refurbishment in 2016 and vowed to prosecute people "if there is evidence".

"We are in the richest borough in the United Kingdom and in this very borough we have a building where some of the poorest live and the safety measures are totally inadequate", said Mustafa Al Mansur, one of the organisers of the demonstration. What are you doing here on Friday? People have lost their lives and others have lost everything, all their possessions, their home and everything.

There were also angry scenes outside the Clement James Centre, in North Kensington, where the meeting with the prime minister and residents of the tower had been held.

Prime Minister Theresa May came in for trenchant criticism from angry victims of Grenfell Tower tragedy for allegedly being "cold as a fish" to it, but Queen Elizabeth II was hailed for reflecting the national mood on Saturday, her official birthday.

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Johnson came in with 73, but that was not almost enough, as he finished at 4-over 148 when 145 or better was needed to advance. He said that his 16 years of experience is what allowed him to keep the wheels from falling off on the par-5 14th hole.

She also noted that an emergency fund of more than $6 million has begun to be "distributed on the ground so people can buy clothes, food and other essentials".

He added: "I have said it before, you have my absolute assurance that as soon as I can possibly tell you something that I know to be accurate, I will tell you".

As the video continues to record, Rania is heard praying and saying police are telling people to get out but that they can't due to the fire and the smoke.

According to her family in Egypt, police are yet to locate Rania and the children.

"The package of support I'm announcing today is to give the victims the immediate support they need to care for themselves and for loved ones". They previously estimated the figure to be 30.

Demonstrators crowd a staircase at Kensington Town Hall, during a protest following the The Grenfell Tower fire. A scuffle broke out.

With anger mounting over the government's handling of the blaze, May on Saturday (Sunday NZ time) met residents from the Grenfell Tower apartment block and pledged to support the victims as protesters gathered in the streets around her residence for a second day.

There have been demands for answers as to how the blaze was able to engulf the 24-storey building along with complaints that not enough was being done to provide assistance for those left homeless or information about those still missing.

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