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Conservative MP Chris Grayling said it was "irresponsible of Jeremy Corbyn" to suggest that government cuts to local authority and fire service budgets were to blame for the Grenfell Tower disaster.

The issue of the Grenfell Tower was raised at Prime Minister's Questions at Westminster where the Labour leader said the fire had exposed "the disastrous effects of austerity" and "the terrible consequences of deregulation".

Labour MP Owen Smith, who was in discussion with Mr Grayling, told Radio 4's World at One that if you have a "cult of deregulation, which both parties have done on occasion, then we will have these problems".

Mr Grayling also added that there is a "dedicated team working across government in response to the disaster and he stressed how difficult it has been to establish exactly how many people were victims.

(Photo:Wall of condolence for all the victims of Grenfell Tower disaster Credit:Getty Images)