As Ben Shephard announced that the Community Secretary Sajid Javid declined a request for an interview on the ITV show, Labour’s Gwynne stepped in.
Garraway, 50, set straight to it, telling the shadow secretary: “People who are now helping those affected were warning people that something like this might happen and they were saying that this is not being made as secure as it could be.
“In fact, a report way back in 1999, not specifically about Grenfell Tower, but about tower blocks generally called on the then Labour government that more needed to be done to look into the safety of tower blocks suggesting it wasn’t enough,” she explained.
The shadow secretary began by paying tribute to anyone effected by the tragic fire, saying: “I think that it is a testament to the people of Kensington who are showing their support in this time of need.”
However, Garraway demanded to know why no one appeared to listen as the hosts heard stories of complaints going unheard of previously in the show.
Gwynne fought back, insisting: “We did listen and we changed the law so new tower blocks had to have sprinklers put in but it’s not enough.
“It is for the government to take the lead on this and we need to make sure that all tower blocks are retrofitted with sprinklers,” he added.
The Labour MP continued, suggesting that it is important that an upcoming enquiry will be “transparent” with its answers.
Gwynne said: “There has to be justice for this community and we will support them through this process through this enquiry to ensure there isn’t a cover up.
“We can’t every have a tragedy like this again. This has to be a quick and open enquiry,” he insisted.
This came after Shephard gave a councillor a tough time on the show after she made an ill-advised comment.
The 42-year-old host was fuming when Judith Blakeman suggested that it takes a monstrous disaster to make councillors stand up and listen.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV from 6am.
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