Willie Thompson survived the 2017 blaze but has sat through every session of the inquiry so those quizzed know there is a survivor always watching them
A Grenfell Towe r survivor has told how he cannot move on from the tragedy until criminal convictions have been brought against those responsible.But ahead of the fifth anniversary on Tuesday of the blaze that killed 72 people in 2017, the 65-year-old said he will not waver in his determination to see justice done.
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