Rishi Sunak extends ‘deepest apologies’ to Grenfell victims

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Former prime minister Rishi Sunak responds to the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report – telling MPs that "as a prime minister, current or former, you are a custodian of the state and its failures, whether on your watch or not, are something that you feel deeply. And to that end, I want to extend my deepest apologies to the families and victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The state let you down and it must never do so again". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00As a Prime Minister, current or former, you are a custodian of the state, and its failures,
00:07whether on your watch or not, are something that you feel deeply. To that end, I want
00:13to extend my deepest apologies to the families and victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
00:19The state let you down, and it must never do so again. The mission to ensure no such
00:25tragedy can ever happen again is one I know the whole House supports, but more than that,
00:32it is part of a legacy we must create and maintain so that our actions meet the full
00:38meaning of our words.