James O'Brien hears from one of his most memorable callers seven years on from Grenfell

James O'Brien reconnects with Shah, a caller he first spoke to seven years ago in the aftermath of the Grenfell tragedy.

Shah had been on the phone with his trapped mother when she tragically succumbed to the fumes during the Grenfell Tower fire.

You can watch the moment when James hosted his show live from the shadow of the Grenfell Tower, as he and Shah listened back to that emotional call.

In their latest conversation, James and Shah reflect on the recent inquiry's damning final report, which highlighted 'decades of failure' by the government and others involved.

The inquiry also found that organisations who made and sold the products, used on Grenfell Tower, were “deliberately dishonest”, with one firm - Celotex - said to have manipulated a test on its insulation to “mislead the market”.

Another company - Arconic Architectural Products - which was responsible for manufacturing the cladding panels, was found to have been “determined to exploit weak regulation in the UK” despite recognising the danger they posed.

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