Council issues brief apology for its slow response to Grenfell Tower tragedy

Journalists wait to gain access to the Kensington and Chelsea council meeting about the Grenfell Tower fire.The embattled leader of Kensington and Chelsea council, Nick Paget-Brown, made a brief apology on Thursday for its response to the Grenfell Tower disaster at a tense meeting from which members of the public were barred and journalists allowed in only after a last-minute legal challenge.This first council cabinet meeting since the fire was initially intended to be held behind closed doors,