Rock Feilding-Mellen says he regrets not asking questions about fire safety when cladding was chosen

The Tory politician in charge of Grenfell Tower has given an emotional apology to the bereaved and “all those who had their lives shattered on that night” during his testimony to the public inquiry into the disaster.

Rock Feilding-Mellen, the then deputy leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, said he would probably be haunted by the question of what he could have done differently for the rest of his life, but he said: “Based on the information I had and given what I considered my roles to be, I really don’t know what I could have done differently.”

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