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Good evening all, we’re heading back to the debate on the Grenfell Tower inquiry in Westminster Hall.

Earlier, Emma Dent-Coad, the MP for Kensington, gave an impassioned speech which detailed the litany of undelivered reassurances that the government offered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

The former housing minister guaranteed that every household would be rehoused within the area - not delivered,” she said. “The PM promised three 3 weeks for everyone affected to be rehoused – commitment not delivered.”

Seventy-two households remain in hotels, 11 months on from the tragedy, despite various promises to the contrary.

David Lammy associated himself with her remarks and dedicated his speech to Khadija Saye and her mother, Mary Mendy, who died in the fire.

He explained how the state must regain the trust of Grenfell Tower survivors, given their dependence on the public sector to survive.

If you live on the 22nd floor of a tower block, the state literally has your life in their hands. It’s the state that has told you to stay put. It is the state who has failed to ensure there are working fire alarms.”

Other MPs, from across the house, have said how far too little has been done for those living in blocks like Grenfell.

Andy Slaughter called for action to ensure justice for Grenfell and to ensure the safety of people living in the dozens of cladded tower buildings across the country.

Is it unreasonable that we only use non-combustible cladding? We need buildings with more than one means of escape. We need sprinkler systems and we need to stop this farce of desktop studies.”

The debate then moved towards identifying who was to blame for the tragedy. Bill Grant, the Conservative MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, said: