Everything you need to know about the Grenfell Tower fire protest

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Police and fire experts have said the fire was so intense that the process of identifying human remains will take weeks, if not months - and some victims may never be found. Police say at least 58 people are either confirmed or presumed dead, with the figure likely to rise in coming days.

He said the group had spoken about their "demands and what we expect".

The British government on Sunday is scrambling to contain political fallout from the London high-rise inferno that has claimed at least 58 lives.

The sister of a man still missing in the London blaze told reporters that when she phoned him on the 21st floor as the fire spread, he said he hadn't evacuated with his wife and three children because fire officials told him to "stay inside, stay in one room together and put towels under the door". Some observers asked whether hazards in the Grenfell complex, which had 120 apartments that housed as many as 600 people, were ignored because its residents are mainly poor.

It will coincide with the State Opening of Parliament and Queen's speech - which takes place at 11.30am.

The money will come from the £5 million fund announced by Mrs May on Friday.

"Contractor says that he met all the fire safety standards but the questions are going to be, which kind of siding was used and what were the risks?"

There has been mounting anger among demonstrators, with dozens storming Kensington and Chelsea town hall on Friday afternoon, many shouting "we want an inquest" and "we want justice". "I absolutely get why they're angry". The package includes a guarantee to rehouse people as close as possible to where they previously lived - a poor neighborhood surrounded by extreme wealth.

On the other hand, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose party recently ran a promising campaign against May's Conservatives leading to her party losing the majority, was seen visiting and hugging tearful relatives of victims near the burnt building after the fire, the report said.

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According to the Guardian, local residents became frustrated after May swiftly departed after her visit St Clement's church on Friday, leading to cries of "shame on you" and "coward" from a large crowd that had assembled to hear her speak.

Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Cundy responded to fears that the number of dead could exceed 100 by saying: "I really hope it isn't".

Grenfell Tower is a public housing project owned by the local government council and managed by a nonprofit known as the Kensington and Chelsea Tenants Management Organization.

Families searching for their loved ones have blanketed the area near the tower with posters searching for answers, as attention turned to whether recent refurbishment on the building was done properly.

The people are also unhappy with May's reaction after the fire.

He said: "Clearly it's quite unprecedented for 16 very ordinary people, who this time last week were walking their dogs or talking to each other in the streets around here and north Kensington, actually to be in 10 Downing Street talking face-to-face with the Prime Minister". It has since emerged that the U.S. had banned the type of cladding thought to have been used on Grenfell Tower.

Vanezis said the best chance to identify victims may be if firefighters find bits of teeth or bone, medical devices like pacemakers or artificial implants.

"There's a need for the public to hear you say in words of one syllable: 'Something bad has happened; something has gone badly wrong".

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