London fire Kensington council boss quits over Grenfell tragedy. Image copyright. Getty Images. Image caption. Protesters gathered outside Kensington Town Hall last week to demand support. The chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council has resigned amid criticism over the boroughs response to the Grenfell Tower fire. Nicholas Holgate said Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid asked for him to go this is denied by the government. Mr Holgate said last weeks fire in North Kensington, in which at least 7. Residents had condemned the initial relief effort as absolute chaos. In a statement issued by the council on Wednesday, Mr Holgate, who has been in post since 2. He said the communities and local government secretary had on Tuesday required the leader of the council to seek my resignation. However, a spokesman from the Department for Communities and Local Government denied involvement, saying The appointment of chief executives is entirely the responsibility of the local authority. Image copyright. Kensington and Chelsea Council. Image caption. Nicholas Holgate became chief executive of the council in December 2. Mr Holgate said Despite my wish to have continued, in very challenging circumstances, to lead on the executive responsibilities of the council, I have decided that it is better to step down from my role, once an appropriate successor has been appointed. There is a huge amount still to do for the victims of the fire, requiring the full attention of this council and many others. If I stayed in post, my presence would be a distraction. He added Whilst the public inquiry and other investigations will get to the truth of the causes of this tragedy and the management of its aftermath, I strongly believe that councillors and officers have always endeavoured to have the interests of our residents at heart and will continue to do so. Nicholas Paget Brown, the leader of the council, said it was with regret that he had accepted Mr Holgates resignation. Image copyright. AFPHe said The council has been grief stricken by the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire and has sought to provide the greatest level of support we can to victims. That is a huge challenge and Nicholas has led from the front in seeking to do this. Shadow housing secretary John Healey told BBC Breakfast that Mr Holgate was right to go. He added He had to go. WASHINGTON Metrorail workers pushed radio emergency alarm buttons more than 6,400 times over 20 months without getting a response, Metros Inspector General. Related Posts. Guardian Fire at nuclear power plant triggers major emergency response Noise and smoke still coming from site PHOTO April 21, 2013. His council went awol in the days after this terrible fire at a time when the victims, survivors, those families still looking for their family members who were missing, needed help on the ground and, above all, someone to reassure them and coordinate the relief and help efforts. The council were nowhere to be seen when I was down there the day after the fire he had no option and he was right to go. Since the fire on 1. TtcnShL-FI/UHORdCn_k3I/AAAAAAAAFDw/9X4jlcnHzw4/s1600/8776Emergency_2012_Screenshot_PC_Frankfurt_notext.jpg' alt='Emergency Fire Response Full Game' title='Emergency Fire Response Full Game' />June, some Grenfell Tower families have been staying in hotels and B Bs, and there were concerns that more permanent housing would be offered in other parts of the country. And residents have said that Kensington and Chelsea council provided little support or information. Government staff and other London boroughs were drafted in to help with relief efforts in the wake of the fire, with humanitarian assistance being provided by the west London borough of Ealing. The Justice. 4Grenfell campaign group welcomed Mr Holgates resignation. The groups spokeswoman, Yvette Williams, told the Press Association He wasnt left with any alternative, I think it was the right thing for him to do, the community had been completely abandoned by the local authority. Media playback is unsupported on your device. Torrents Stopped Downloading'>Torrents Stopped Downloading. Media caption. Theresa May on Grenfell fire As prime minister Ive taken responsibilityThe councils 8. The refurbishment will be one issue looked at by a full public inquiry into the fire, ordered by Theresa May last week. The PM, who is among those to have faced criticism after she failed to meet survivors in the immediate aftermath, has apologised for State failures after the blaze. She is expected to make a statement about the fire in the House of Commons on Thursday. She told MPs on Wednesday People were left without belongings, without roofs over their heads, without even basic information about what had happened, what they should do and where they could seek help. And the government announced that 6. Kensington Row, about 1. Grenfell Tower, would be made available to survivors. The funeral of 2. Syrian refugee Mohammed Alhajali, who was among the first victims of the fire to be named, also took place on Wednesday. His family, who arrived from war torn Syria, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan attended the ceremony, called a Janazat, at an east London mosque. Meanwhile, a number of inquests have been opened and adjourned, with the coroner finding Retired lorry driver Anthony Disson, 6. 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