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发帖数: 17225 | 1 Johnson attacks Labour 'game playing' over Grenfell Tower fire
Boris Johnson has hit out at "political game playing" by Labour in the wake
of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
The Foreign Secretary attacked "outrageous politicking" as he singled out
Labour's London mayor Sadiq Khan.
Earlier, Mr Khan wrote to the Prime Minister demanding "answers, action and
justice" over the tower block tragedy, which has killed at least 30.
The mayor called for an immediate response from Theresa May over failures at
Grenfell Tower.
Heightening a political row over the fatal inferno, Mr Johnson posted on
Facebook: "There has sadly been some political game playing about the
terrible fire in London.
"I find it unbelievable that Labour are suggesting that this tragedy was
somehow caused by fire service cuts."
Child questions the Mayor of London following tower block fire which left
many dead
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has previously suggested spending cuts to local
authorities could have contributed to the blaze.
Mr Johnson, who was in charge of the capital between 2008 and 2016, defended
his record as London mayor by noting fires in the capital decreased by 50%
during his spell at City Hall.
He added: "Sadiq Khan conducted his own review of the London fire safety
plan. If he felt that the provision in Kensington was deficient he had ample
budget to change it.
"Any attack on emergency services performance is outrageous politicking by
Labour."
In a lengthy letter to the Prime Minister, Mr Khan criticised the support
and information being given to Grenfell Tower residents, as well as the
relief efforts for those left homeless by the horror fire.
Outlining a series of failures, the mayor told the Prime Minister he expects
answers later on Friday.
Mr Khan urged Mrs May to chase prosecutions should anyone be found to have
been "negligent" over the disaster, as he called for residents of the north
Kensington building to be given free legal representation.
The mayor, who visited the scene of the tragedy on Thursday, described local
residents as "distraught, frustrated and increasingly angry".
Mr Khan said residents "cannot comprehend" why they are not being given more
information about missing family members and friends.
Attacking the "insufficient support" for victims of the fire, the mayor said
"scale of this tragedy is clearly proving too much" for Kensington and
Chelsea Council to cope with.
He noted some Grenfell Tower residents were still sleeping in the nearby
Westway Sports Centre on Thursday night despite claims accommodation had
been found for all of those who lost their homes.
With questions over the tragedy focusing on the installation of exterior
cladding on Grenfell Tower during a recent ￡8.6m refurbishment, Mr Khan
said residents in other renovated tower blocks were "terrified" the same
thing could happen to them.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn comforts a local resident at St Clement's
Church in west London
If the Government believes any other tower blocks could be at risk, the
mayor demanded residents be rehoused immediately.
He added: "Please also confirm that there will be an immediate
implementation of the improved safety rules proposed in 2013 but still not
implemented."
Mr Khan repeated his call for the public inquiry into the disaster,
announced by the Prime Minister on Thursday, to provide an interim report
this summer "at the latest".
"We cannot afford to wait years for the outcome," he said. |
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