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London Fire: Prime Minister Orders Full Public Inquiry

British Prime Minister orders public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire.

The British prime minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the fire that destroyed the Grenfell Tower apartment block in London on Wednesday, amid mounting anger that such a disaster could happen.

Also in the programme: President Trump describes reports that he's under criminal investigation as the single greatest witch-hunt in political history, and one of Russia's most celebrated actors, Alexei Batalov, has died at the age of eighty-eight.

(Photo: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to members of the fire service as she visits Grenfell Tower. Credit: Getty Images)

50 minutes

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Thu 15 Jun 201720:06GMT

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  • Thu 15 Jun 201720:06GMT

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