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Campaigners call for apology after inquiry report makes several criticisms of decisions made during Blair’s tenureGrenfell campaigners have called on Tony Blair to apologise and take responsibility for decisions made by his government that contributed to the fire that killed 72 people.The former prime minister said on Thursday that tragedies such as the west London fire, which came after years of missed opportunities to regulate combustible cladding, were a result of unavoidable mistakes. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/06/tony-blair-told-to-take-responsibility-grenfell Author : Emily Dugan Publish date : 2024-09-06 15:34:14 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Online fashion retailer writes to some customers to say they face £3.95 fee unless they keep up to £40 of orderBusiness live – latest updatesAsos is to start charging UK shoppers who frequently return large amounts of goods a fee of £3.95 to send items back unless they keep up to £40 worth of their order.The online fashion retailer, which until now has made free returns of unused items within 14 days an important part of its offer in Britain, has written to some shoppers saying it has updated its “fair use” policy for orders made from 8 October. Continue

Party kicks off post-election conference saying chancellor is ‘not looking in the right place’ for money for public servicesKeir Starmer’s government is “not looking in the right place” when he says there is no money for public services, the Greens’ leaders have said as the party began a celebratory post-election conference with a series of attacks on a perceived lack of ambition from Labour.What should have been a joint speech in Manchester by Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer, co-leaders of the Greens in England and Wales was delivered by Ramsay alone after Denyer was struck down by flu-like symptoms. Continue