Staggeringly long day - I do not think that would be a legal assignment in the US. Fatigue could very easily have played a leading role in this unfortunate debacle. My brain certainly gets fried quite easily on a long duty day.
I was also amazed to see CAA recommend go round practice minimum of every 3 years. Are you kidding?! I expect to see 2 engine G/A's every time I am in the sim. I am far more likely to have to make an unplanned go around than see a post V1 engine failure.
And what was the company doing pulling the CVR to use on an "internal investigation" - before AAIB ramped it up.
I wonder what the working climate is like with management at this company? Sounds quite fraught to me.