Executive who sold cladding for Grenfell to appear before inquiry

Acronic's then UK sales manager will be asked what she knew of the danger posed by the panels

The executive who sold combustible cladding for use on Grenfell Tower will face questioning for the first time this week when the public inquiry into the disaster resumes after a two-month suspension caused by the rising number of Covid cases.

Deborah French, then UK sales manager at Arconic, is to be asked what she knew of the danger posed by the plastic-filled panels that the first phase of the inquiry found were the main cause of the spread of the 14 June 2017 fire that claimed 72 lives.