Jacob Rees-Mogg slammed after saying Grenfell victims 'lacked common sense'
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has been slammed over comments made following the Grenfell inquiry report. Speaking on LBC to Nick Ferrari, the Tory MP suggested those who died in Grenfell tower lacked common sense and should have defied fire brigade\'s advice. Critics and families of the victims have demanded Rees-Mogg apologises after saying: \"If you just ignore what you\'re told and leave you are so much safer\" He said: \"I think the tragedy came about because of the cladding, leading to the fire racing up the building, and then was compounded by the \'Stay Put\' policy. \"The more one reads over the weekend about the report and about the chances of people surviving, if you just ignore what you\'re told and leave you are so much safer. \"And I think if either of us were in a fire, whatever the fire brigade said, we would leave the burning building. It just seems the common sense thing to