Lily Allen attends protests in Grenfell Tower as BBC reveal reason her interview was axed <br />THE BBC have explained the reasoning behind axing Lily Allen’s Newsnight interview which was due to take place outside Grenfell Tower yesterday. <br />The 32-year-old - who previously claimed that the horrific fire had killed “closer to 150 people instead of what was being reported” as she spoke to Channel 4 - had been expected to speak to the BBC shortly afterwards, but the broadcaster was forced to change the line-up at the last minute. <br />The BBC told Express.co.uk: "With live news programmes like Newsnight final decisions on guests are often made late in the day which can mean the line up changes at short notice. <br />"Newsnight secured an interview with the leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council late on Thursday evening and dropped Lily in order to allow time for Kirsty Wark to conduct a thorough accountability interview. <br />“Like other BBC outlets, Newsnight has reported official casualty figures but also made it clear that they are expected to rise substantially.” <br />The singer, who grew up nearby, continued: “The death count has been downplayed by the mainstream media. 17? Sorry, I’m hearing that the figure is much closer to a 150. <br />“And, that many of those are children. Those are off-the-record figures I have been given from policemen and firemen.”
