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Grenfell Inquiry: ‘Not my role as an architect to be devious’

By 2020-03-12T07:00:00

Bruce Sounes of Studio E giving evidence at the Grenfell Inquiry on March 11 2020

Studio E’s Grenfell project lead denies being ‘less than transparent’ over fire strategy details

Studio E’s project lead denied being “less than transparent” with Grenfell’s proposed fire strategy when he returned to the inquiry yesterday.

Bruce Sounes was shown an email he wrote in 2014 suggesting certain information should not be shown to London Fire Brigade (LFB).

While being questioned in detail about this he responded with feeling: “It’s not my role as an architect to be devious.”

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