The Grenfell Inquiry has announced it is to resume hearing evidence – with physical hearings rather than by video conferencing.

The sessions won’t start until July at the earliest, after the third anniversary of the fire on June 14, 2017 which claimed 72 lives. The timing will depend on a relaxation of government guidance on social distancing.

The inquiry into the tragedy was suspended abruptly on March 16 when the prime minister announced non-essential contact must be avoided because of coronavirus and that the over-70s should isolate, a category that includes inquiry chairman Michael Moore-Bick and barrister Michael Mansfield.

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