GRENFELL Tower is set to be demolished years after the tragedy which claimed the lives of 72 people. Bereaved families of the Grenfell fire are understood to have been told the tower block will be

The Grenfell Tower is set to be demolished, eight years after the devastating fire killed 72 people. The tower block in west London caught fire in June 2017, and has remained abandoned since. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told a meeting with bereaved relatives and survivors a formal announcement would be made on Friday.

But Grenfell United, which represents some of the bereaved and survivors of the June 2017 fire, claimed the voices of many loved ones had been ignored. They said they had repeatedly urged housing secretaries over the years to "consult the bereaved and survivors meaningfully before reaching a decision on the tower".

The final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, published in September, concluded the disaster was the result of “decades of failure” by government and the construction industry to act on the dangers of flammable materials on high-rise buildings.

A spokesperson for Grenfell Next of Kin, a group representing some bereaved families, said Rayner had “announced the decision the tower will have to be carefully deconstructed”. Seventy-two people died in the fire which took place on 14 June, 2017.

The government has previously said there will be no changes to the site before the eighth anniversary of the fire disaster, which claimed 72 lives  on 14 June 2017.

Grenfell Tower will be demolished, bereaved families have been told. Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary, met relatives and survivors on Wednesday evening. The Government had previously said there would be no changes to the site before the eighth anniversary of the disaster,