London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for the Grenfell Inquiry panel to consider making interim recommendations on building safety if evidence from the phase two hearings suggests the public is at risk.

In an opening statement to the latest phase of the inquiry into the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower, which claimed 72 lives, Khan’s QC Anne Studd said the anticipated 18-month length of the process would be too long to wait for measures that could prevent additional loss of life.

“We have seen the timetable for the work of phase two and the division of the work into modules,” she said.

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