Overview
- Relatives have sent pre-action letters seeking a judicial review of the refusal to retain marked stairwell wall sections.
- Families say smoke-blackened handprints were found between floors 12 and 14, with an Arabic soot inscription discovered between floors 17 and 18.
- Lawyers cite a 2025 assurance from Angela Rayner that parts of the tower could be kept for a memorial if the community wished.
- The government has told families nothing above the ninth floor will be preserved due to the sensitivity and loss of life, while MHCLG says remembrance remains central to its approach.
- Deconstruction began in September 2025 and is set to last about two years, with Grenfell Next of Kin urging preservation to allow discussions with families and memorial designers.