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06/14/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/14/2021 03:40

What do Londoners think should happen to the Grenfell Tower?

Campaign groups want to see the tower preserved, but do Londoners?

Relatives of the Grenfell Tower victims put forward plans last month to turn the empty building into a 'vertical forest' overtaken by nature. The government, however, is consulting engineers about whether the tower can be demolished. A decision is due to be made this summer.

When asked if the tower should be demolished or maintained, 51% of Londoners think the block should be pulled down as soon as possible, with another 16% saying it should be demolished but at a later date. Only 9% of Londoners think the tower should not be pulled down at all.

Along political lines while a majority of both major political voting blocs say the tower should come down as soon as possible, Conservative voters (64%) are more likely than Labour voters (50%) to think so. Labour voters are more likely than Conservatives (13% versus 7%) to think the tower should be kept.

While some 38% of young Londoners (those aged between 18 and 24) think the tower should be quickly demolished, many are unsure (30%) what should happen to the tower, and a further 11% want it to remain.

Among older Londoners however, around six in ten think quick demolition is the best solution, including 61% of the 50-64-year olds and 63% of those aged 65 and over.

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