28 April 2020

Work to address and remove unsafe cladding on high-rise residential blocks is paused on “as many as 60% of sites” as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to the then communities secretary Robert Jenrick.

14 June 2020

Adele and Stormzy are among the famous faces who pay tribute to the victims of the fire on the third anniversary of the tragedy. In a clip which was played during the Grenfell United’s video memorial, the rapper said he was standing “in solidarity” with the Grenfell community, and criticised the government for its lack of action.

“When the government and powers that be have turned their back on you, we’re here,” he said. “We’re here, we’ve got you, we’re not letting this go.”

19 June 2020

Following the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, the campaign group Justice4Grenfell urges the government to commit to a deadline to remove all flammable cladding after the National Audit Office reveals that work to remove dangerous cladding was still outstanding on over 300 buildings.

Another 1,700 buildings are also thought to have cladding which could potentially be unsafe.

6 July 2020

Phase 2 of the inquiry resumes after it was suspended during the first Covid-19 lockdown. A number of key developments are heard over the next couple of months, including that the main contractor for Grenfell’s refurbishment, Rydon, “ignored email concerns that the cladding would be combustible”, and that a lack of thought was given to evacuating disabled residents.

Grenfell Tower timeline: what has happened over the last 7 years and what are the results of the Grenfell Inquiry?