Grenfell survivors could be forced to wait until 2027 for justice, police reveal [Video]

Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire could be waiting until 2027 to see justice – more than a decade after the blaze killed 72 people, the Met Police have admitted.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said investigators will need another 12 to 18 months after the publication of the final public inquiry report into the blaze.

Grenfell United, the bereaved families and survivor group, said the wait for people to be held accountable was “unbearable”.

The final report, due to be released later this year, has been repeatedly delayed after first slated to be published in Autumn 2023.

The inquiry took evidence over four and a half years, and …