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Is Austerity Responsible for Grenfell Fire?

Is austerity economics one of the factors behind the Grenfell fire in London?

Are austerity policies of recent UK governments in part responsible for the Grenfell fire?

Also in the programme: Saudi foreign minister on the rift with Qatar, and the director of the Rocky film remembered

(Picture: Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets members of the community affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower, in north Kensington, West London on 16 June 2017. Credit: Reuters/Dominic Lipinski)

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Sat 17 Jun 201712:06GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet

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    BBC World Service except News Internet

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