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Theresa May booed after Grenfell Tower residents' meeting

Theresa May leaves the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London after visiting people who were injured in the Grenfell Tower fire PICTURE: Helen William/PA
Theresa May leaves the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London after visiting people who were injured in the Grenfell Tower fire PICTURE: Helen William/PA Theresa May leaves the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London after visiting people who were injured in the Grenfell Tower fire PICTURE: Helen William/PA

Theresa May has endured another difficult reception following her latest visit to meet residents of Grenfell Tower.

Video footage obtained by ITV News showed the Prime Minister being booed as she left a meeting on Wednesday evening.

Mrs May did not appear to respond as she was ushered into her official car by waiting security officers following the unannounced visit.

She told the House of Commons on Thursday that she had been to North Kensington to meet a group of residents who came to Downing Street at the weekend to hear from them about the progress that was being made.

.@theresa_may is booed after visiting #GrenfellTower victims, footage obtained by @itvnews shows https://t.co/kvgkZk1GKj pic.twitter.com/Tk2MmyRFHj — ITV News (@itvnews) June 22, 2017

Last week, Mrs May was met with cries of "Coward" and "Shame on you" when she went to meet residents, having been criticised for only talking to the emergency services on an earlier visit.

Her response to the tragedy opened up renewed questions about her leadership after seeing her Commons majority wiped out in the June 8 General Election.

In the Commons Queen's Speech debate on Wednesday, the Prime Minister apologised for the failings of the authorities in the aftermath of the fire.