Hundreds of protesters march on Downing Street as anger over Grenfell Tower disaster grows

HUNDREDS of protesters marched on Downing Street as public anger over the Grenfell Tower inferno intensified.

Crowds - infiltrated by far-left militants - shouted “Murderers” and “Blood on your hands” as demos took place in Kensington and Whitehall — hours after the confirmed death toll rose to 30.

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Prime Minister Theresa May had earlier been forced to flee a local recovery centre under heavy police guard as residents rounded on her, shouting: “Coward”.

Even the Queen was booed by some as she met firefighters and survivors of the devastating blaze in West London, despite applause from many others.

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Fury over the “entirely avoidable” tragedy continued to increase as:

• The death toll rose to 30, but with at least 70 people still “missing”
• The Government vowed to rehouse victims locally within three weeks
• A £5million fund was set up to cover loss of possessions, funerals and emergency supplies
• An urgent fire safety review of 4,000 high-rise council blocks was ordered
• The PM prepared to order the evacuation of any building deemed unsafe
• Search and rescue teams reached the roof of Grenfell Tower as part of an initial safety assessment
• It emerged that extra spending of just £5,000 could have made the building’s cladding fireproof.

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In a TV interview, Mrs May said the fire was “absolutely horrifying” and had been a “terrifying experience” for those affected.

But the PM, who had visited survivors in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, dodged questions over whether she had failed to judge public mood.

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Instead, she said: “Something terrible has happened. This is an absolutely awful fire that took place.

"People have lost their lives, people have had their homes destroyed, they have fled for their lives with absolutely nothing.

“What I have done since this incident took place is, first of all, yesterday ensure that the public services had the support they need in order to be able to do the job they were doing in the immediate aftermath.”

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She also said: “I have heard horrifying stories from the fire brigade, from police and from victims themselves who were in that tower, but also from other local residents, some of whom of course have not been able to go back to their homes either.

“Government is making money available, we are ensuring we are going to get to the bottom of what happened, we will ensure that people are rehoused, but we need to make sure that actually happens.”

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Mrs May said the public inquiry into the fire will take place “as soon as possible” and insisted the Government had acted on previous warnings about tower block safety by a coroner.

Anyone concerned for loved ones in the blaze can contact the Met Police casualty bureau on 0800 0961 233