Angela Rayner has faced criticism over her handling of a meeting with Grenfell disaster survivors regarding the tower's demolition. While some felt ignored, Rayner expressed her concern and commitment to consult families before deciding on dismantling the tower, which she believes is necessary. She emphasized the emotional challenge of the conversation and her intention to work toward a lasting memorial on the site. Rayner's approach has received mixed reactions, with accusations of insufficient consultation lingering among those affected by the tragedy.
I felt, weighing up all of the different conversations that I had, that actually the only way forward was to sensitively make sure that we start taking the tower to ground level.
I think what I tried to do is take a really difficult meeting, and explain to people knowing full well that whatever I said... was going to be very traumatic for people.
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