Robert Black, who is still a board member of the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation, would lose out significantly if he quit

The Grenfell Tower housing chief has refused to resign because he wants to protect his pension benefits.

A board member who is reluctant to give Robert Black any form of golden handshake was suspended for separate reasons before a meeting at which the issue was expected to be discussed.

Mr Black was chief executive of the company under investigation by police for the alleged corporate manslaughter of the 71 people killed in the fire. He has stepped down from the top job but his continued presence on the payroll has distressed survivors.

The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation, which ran the tower, has publicly defended keeping Mr Black, claiming that he was needed to concentrate on helping the police investigation and judge-led inquiry. It