{"id":128479,"date":"2024-09-05T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/tragedies-like-grenfell-cannot-be-completely-avoided-says-sir-tony-blair\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:26:06","slug":"tragedies-like-grenfell-cannot-be-completely-avoided-says-sir-tony-blair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/tragedies-like-grenfell-cannot-be-completely-avoided-says-sir-tony-blair\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedies like Grenfell cannot be completely avoided, says Sir Tony Blair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sir Tony Blair has warned that tragedies such as the Grenfell Tower fire cannot be completely avoided.<\/p>\n

The former prime minister, who left office in 2007, said it was a “difficult thing to say”, but that even when systems work well and are “well-intentioned”, people are “going to make mistakes”.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with the Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge, Sir Tony<\/strong><\/a> also revealed he was “involved quite a lot” in the Middle East, where tensions between Israel, Lebanon and Iran are at an all-time high.<\/p>\n

The former prime minister said he was not going to comment on individual leaders, but added: “The most important thing is that we get a ceasefire that’s sustainable and that we find a path back to some concept of security for the Israelis and self-determination for the Palestinians.”<\/p>\n

Sir Tony was asked whether he accepted that the tragedies of Grenfell<\/strong><\/a>, the infected blood scandal<\/a> <\/strong>and the Post Office scandal<\/a> <\/strong>meant there had been a “failure of leadership” in government.<\/p>\n

“This is a difficult thing to say, but it’s the honest truth – however good your system is and however well-intentioned it is, and however hard people work, they’re going to make mistakes,” he replied.<\/p>\n

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“It’s important that you hold people accountable for those mistakes, of course – but I don’t think you’re ever going to get a situation where decisions are perfectly taken in perfect circumstances and there aren’t accidents or tragedies that occur.<\/p>\n

“It’s just important every time they do occur to try and learn the lessons of them.”<\/p>\n

Sir Tony was speaking just a day after a landmark report into the tragedy<\/a><\/strong> by Grenfell Inquiry chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick concluded the government was “well aware” of the deadly risks posed by combustible cladding and insulation a year before the fire broke out but “failed to act on what it knew”.<\/p>\n

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Seventy-two people died after flames engulfed the 24-storey tower block in Latimer Road, west London, on 14 June 2017.<\/p>\n

Sir Martin’s report also said “systematic dishonesty” from cladding and insulation companies and a “toxic” relationship between the tower’s residents and the Tenant Management Organisation (TMO), which was responsible for running services, were contributing factors to the tragedy.<\/p>\n

Sir Martin also concluded that government officials were “complacent, defensive and dismissive” on fire safety, while cutting red tape was prioritised.<\/p>\n

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Grenfell residents who raised safety concerns were dismissed as “militant troublemakers”, he said.<\/p>\n

The report’s findings prompted an apology from Sir Keir Starmer, who told bereaved families he was “deeply sorry<\/a><\/strong>” for the actions of the British government.<\/p>\n

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Asked what he believed his “biggest mistake” was while in government, Sir Tony said: “I always say to people, it’s for me to know and others to find out – but I’m sure there’s a lot of people who would say it’s over post 9\/11 and Afghanistan and Iraq and so on.<\/p>\n

“But, you know, I’ve debated that issue many, many times.”<\/p>\n

Watch the full interview with Sir Tony Blair on Politics Hub With Sophy Ridge<\/a> <\/strong>tonight at 7pm.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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