Grenfell memorial plans are adding to our grief, say victims’ relatives

Angry families boycott government project after saying ministers ignored their input

Relatives of dozens of the 72 victims of the Grenfell Tower fire and the residents' group representing the west London estate where the disaster took place are boycotting a government scheme to create a memorial, saying they have been sidelined.

Ministers announced a memorial commission in 2018 to decide the most fitting and appropriate way to remember" the victims of the blaze, which happened on 14 June 2017. However, the Grenfell Next of Kin support group, representing the immediate family members of 30 people who died, and the local Lancaster West residents association have said they have no confidence in the process and believe they are being systemically marginalised.