Angela Rayner has defended her handling of a meeting with bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire last week, after some attendees described it as a "car crash". The deputy prime minister told the meeting on Wednesday that the 24-storey tower would be gradually dismantled, nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people.

Angela Rayner has denied being “aggressive” towards bereaved Grenfell families when she told them the tower was to be demolished. The deputy prime minister has faced severe criticism for her decision,

Bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell disaster described a meeting with Angela Rayner to discuss dismantling the tower block as a "car crash". The Deputy Prime Minister was described as "aggressive" in the way she handled the sensitive gathering during which she announced the building where 72 people died was to be torn down.