Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire as emergency services raised the death toll to 17 - with further bodies expected to be found in the top-floor flats.
The Prime Minister's demand for the "terrible tragedy" to be "properly investigated" echoed calls from London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for answers after the blaze left residents in the 24-storey tower block fleeing for their lives.
Mr Corbyn, during a visit to the scene in west London, said the "truth has got to come out and it will".
Earlier, emergency services leading the operation in north Kensington warned that the death toll was likely to rise further - with specialist search and rescue teams expected to enter the devastated building imminently.
Commander Stuart Cundy, of the Metropolitan Police, said: "Sadly I can confirm that the number of people who have died is now 17.
"We do believe that that number will sadly increase."
London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said the search could take "weeks", adding: "I want to be realistic - this is a very long process."
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