00:01The Metropolitan Police says it's waiting to learn whether it will receive further government
00:06funding to assist its criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire. Operation Northleigh
00:13began after the blaze that killed 72 people in North Kensington during June 2017. It is one of
00:21the largest investigations ever undertaken by Scotland Yard. The team has grown in numbers
00:26over the years and now involves more than 220 investigators. Since the inquiry began,
00:34the Home Office has awarded the Met a special grant annually to help fund the work,
00:38but the Met awaits certainty on these specific grants this year.
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