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in his 20 years as a judge, he had looked into "the sort of problems that have to be considered in relation to this fire." He promised that the
Inquiry would consider the deregulation of fire safety standards, as well as the multi-million pound refurbishment to Grenfell Tower. "We are going to investigate and find the facts in relation to the whole course of events," he said.
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