Theresa May admits initial response to Grenfell Tower was 'not good enough'

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Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said Thursday of the toll: "I'd like to hope that it isn't going to be triple figures".

They also ask to release full list of victims of the tragedy, and commission investigation into all other similar buildings in the borough to identify fire.

Condoling the incident earlier, Londor Mayor Sadiq Khan said, "The bad news, I'm afraid, is lots of people died in the fire".

After a botched snap election that lost her party its majority in parliament, the prime minister is facing criticism for her response to the blaze that engulfed the 24-storey apartment block of social housing on Wednesday.

The Police has announced that the fifty-eight people who are still missing after the Grenfell Tower fire, are being presumed dead.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of central London to demand more help for those affected by the tower block fire tragedy.

The first victim to be identified was Mohammed Alhajali, a 23-year-old Syrian refugee.

The prince's embrace broke with royal protocol - touching royal members is historically reserved for handshakes - and instead embraced the distressed woman who was reportedly desperate to locate her husband who was trapped an elevator during the time of the fire.

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Faith leaders in London have called for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire to be rehoused in decent housing rather than sent to "cheaper places far from London".

Angry crowds also stormed a local government office Friday, shouting, "We want justice" and demanding that authorities provide an accounting of the victims, as well as support for the survivors.

Mrs May said: "The inquiry will be open and transparent".

On Saturday, May met for two hours with 15 survivors and community leaders at her official residence at 10 Downing Street in London.

Told there was a need for the public to hear her say something had gone badly wrong and the government accepted responsibility, Mrs May said: "Something awful has happened".

Yesterday, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Cambridge met volunteers, residents and community representatives while visiting Westway Sports Centre, near the charred remains of the tower block in north Kensington.

They have have not been seen since the fire. "There is also a real possibility that there may be people in the building that no one knows are missing", he added.

"The Prime Minister is this morning chairing a cross-Government meeting to ensure everything possible is being done to support those affected by the Grenfell tragedy".

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