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The Grenfell Fire and the Unbearable Slowness of Public Inquiries

12 September 2024 at 18:45
Holding an inquiry has become one of the British government’s go-to responses to outrageous harm. But that approach can sometimes stall change and delay justice.

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The fire at Grenfell Tower in west London on June 14, 2017, killed 72 people. “The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable,” the chairman of a public inquiry said last week.

Starmer, Meeting Biden, Hints at Ukraine Weapons Decision Soon

As the president deliberated with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the question of whether to let Ukraine use long-range weapons in Russia was a rare point of contention between allied nations.

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President Biden and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain during a bilateral meeting at the White House on Friday.

With Russia in Mind, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Goes to Washington

14 September 2024 at 07:12
A trip to Washington by Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, came after President Vladimir Putin of Russia warned that the allies’ next step could mean war for NATO.

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President Biden meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, right, at the White House on Friday.
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