On 14 June 2017, the fire in Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, west London, killed 72 people and destroyed 151 homes.
Within minutes of it breaking out, it had spread to cladding that had been added to the exterior of the 23-storey building’s exterior.
Speaking in No 10’s Cabinet Room, Sir Keir said building owners and developers needed to “speed up and get on with it”.
“You can’t [take responsibility] in opposition because you simply don’t have access to the material – but we’re on it, and we will bring the same mindset that we brought to the disorder [summer riots],” he said.
The inquiry’s final report into the fire, published on Wednesday, found manufacturers of cladding and insulation “deliberately concealed” the fire risks they posed.
It said safety tests in 2001 revealed the type of cladding used on Grenfell Tower, “burned violently”. These results were kept confidential and the government did not tighten the rules.
When asked if he would like to see people jailed, Sir Keir responded: “The last thing I want to do is to prejudice any cases”.
The former chief prosecutor said he wants the police to complete their investigations and will support them in doing so.
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