Lily Allen joins Grenfell Tower blaze protest at Kensington Town Hall

The singer live-streamed the protest as hundreds of activists demanded justice
Protesting: Lily Allen joins the march at Kensington Town Hall
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Emma Powell16 June 2017
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Lily Allen joined hundreds of people in a protest outside Kensington Town Hall to demand justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

The singer, 32, live streamed the protest which saw activists storm the lobby of the town hall, chanting: “We want justice.”

Allen posted several periscope videos of people marching through the streets and others of “disgusted” protesters calling for a list of names of those still unaccounted for in the wake of the blaze.

Other protesters started chanting “out, out” as one woman criticised Prime Minister Theresa May for not visiting the victims during her visit to the west London tower block.

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At least 30 people died in the fire which broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Forty fire engines with 200 officers were called shortly before 1am as flames engulfed the block from the second floor upwards leaving residents trapped.

Protesters outside Kensington Town Hall in west London.
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Twenty four people, including 12 in critical care, are currently in hospital and more than 70 people remain unaccounted for.

The singer, who grew up in the area and is still a resident, accused the media of ‘downplaying’ the fire, claiming she had inside information about the death toll.

Speaking on Channel 4 news she said: “Seventeen? I'm sorry but I am hearing from people the figure is much closer to 150 - and that many of those people are children.

“They are off-the-record numbers I have been given from policemen and from firemen.

“There's a lot of anger here towards the council - how they dealt with people's concerns leading up to and after the event.”

Allen – who was among a host of stars who offered beds to those made homeless – was later dropped from a BBC Newsnight interview.

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