‘Rebel residents’ finally get their chance to testify to Grenfell inquiry

Resident who predicted the fire months in advance, and six other survivors will be cross-examined

Grenfell Tower's rebel residents" will finally testify on Monday at the public inquiry into the disaster, delivering evidence about what their lawyers have claimed was indifference and hostility" from their council landlord.

After more than 200 days of evidence from fire fighters, builders, cladding manufacturers and safety experts, seven survivors from the 2017 blaze that killed 72 people will be cross-examined about how they were treated by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and its arms length tenants management organisation (TMO) during the disastrous refurbishment.