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Grenfell families blasted Theresa May in Parliament after she failed to resolve a key split over the public inquiry.

Grieving relatives claimed the Prime Minister worsened their "pain and suffering" after a private meeting about the fire that killed 71 people last June.

The dozen-strong group, who met Mrs May for more than an hour, want her to add new members to the panel that is leading the public inquiry.

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Campaigners say there is a lack of trust in the probe and its panel members should have a more diverse background.

MPs will debate a 150,000-strong petition backing their call on Monday.

But Mrs May kept families waiting by not committing either way during the meeting in the Common s.

Mohammed Hakim, 32, who lost both his parents, two younger brothers and his sister on the 17th floor of the tower, said: "She said she's going to reflect on our talk with her and let us know in her due time."

He added: "We're all very angry that 11 months on, it just feels like we're going round and round in circles looking for answers.

"We don't want another Hillsborough situation where we're waiting for 28 years. I haven't got 28 years to wait. I might not be here tomorrow."

"I don't want to be in my grave and still waiting for an answer.

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"We've been waiting 11 hard, grieving months and hurting inside but it just seems like nothing's getting done."

Nabil Choucair, 42, who lost six members of his family in the fire, told the Mirror: "She has contributed a lot of pain and suffering, more unnecessarily, to us and all the families.

"She knew what we were coming for and why were coming, and it's not the first time people have asked her.

"Eleven months on, as a Prime Minister, you should have made your decisions a lot earlier."

He added: "What more time do you need?

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"The families don't have confidence in her. Yet she hasn't looked up our needs and what we want."

"She says she's going to look into it but it just seems like it's the same old thing over and over again.

"We want actions, not words."

Previously Mrs May decided new panel members "should not be appointed at this stage."

However, that response left the door open to changing the policy in future.

A Downing Street source insisted a decision will be made in due course.