London Grenfell Tower disaster survivors speak

This video from London, England says about itself:

Protest Against Theresa May: Pilgrim Tucker From Grenfell Action Group & UNITE

20 June 2017

After the events of the election and Theresa May’s shameful coalition with the DUP – who are known bigots and anti women’s rights as well as sympathising with Loyalist terrorists in Northern Ireland- we CANNOT roll over and admit defeat. We have to let May and her cronies know that this is not OK and we aren’t going to quite simply accept it. Corbyn has started a movement and it doesn’t end here. We carry on fighting. We took our voices to London and let May know we oppose her and everything she stands for every step of the way.

From daily The Morning Star in Britain:

Six weeks on from Grenfell and we’re still living in a nightmare

Friday 28th July 2017

A GRENFELL Tower survivor who escaped from the 19th floor of the inferno accused Kensington and Chelsea Council yesterday of treating victims like the “undeserving poor.”

Nicholas Burton, who had lived in the block since 1984, was rescued along with his sick wife by firefighters around two-and-a-half-hours after the blaze began. But six weeks on, he is living in a hotel room, while his wife remains in hospital.

The 50-year-old hit out at the council’s “undignified” response and demanded it temporarily acquire empty flats within the area.

The former catering manager said: “The truth is that most of the people in the tower were professional people,” Mr Burton said.

“They worked all their lives. There’s leaseholders, people who bought their flats, people from all sorts of backgrounds and ethnicity, but they still treat us as master and servant.

“I’ve been round to all the estate agents. There’s thousands of flats and houses in the Royal Borough. But we’re the undeserving, they are not going to put their hand in their pocket and get us a short-term lease for six months.”

Mr Burton is still plagued by respiratory problems, suffering from a persistent cough and episodes of fainting after the tragedy that left at least 80 dead in the 24-storey block. The total horrifying death toll won’t be known until at least the end of the year, authorities have said.

Mr Burton said: “When the fire brigade got me out, I just looked back once and that one vision will stay in my brain forever.”

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