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MP accuses officers of 'racism or snobbery' towards Grenfell residents

The MP for Kensington has accused council officers of ‘racism or snobbery’ towards residents of Grenfell Tower.

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By Martin Ford | 10 June 2019

The MP for Kensington has accused council officers of ‘racism or snobbery' towards residents of Grenfell Tower.

In a House of Commons debate about the response to the fire that claimed 72 lives and and left 201 households homeless, Labour's Emma Dent Coad again called for commissioners to ‘take over' Conservative-led Kensington and Chelsea LBC.

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