Councillor who oversaw Grenfell works donated to Badenoch’s Tory leadership bid

Survivor of blaze which killed 72 disgusted' Quentin Marshall gave 5,000 to candidate promoting deregulation

One of Kemi Badenoch's Tory leadership campaign funders is a councillor who had oversight of Grenfell Tower and dismissed some residents' complaints about the pre-fire refurbishment as grossly exaggerated".

One survivor of the blaze that killed 72 people said he was disgusted" that Quentin Marshall, a senior politician at the Conservative-controlled Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) which owned the block, has given 5,000 to the current shadow housing secretary to help her become the leader of the opposition.