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A group of firefighters from Birmingham join other members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) during a rally outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, calling for more investment in the fire service, October 8, 2024
HUNDREDS of firefighters from across Britain staged a mass rally and lobby of Parliament today to demand urgent action to save fire services that are “on their knees.”
Firefighters at the Fire Brigades Union’s Time To Deliver rally called on the new Labour government in Westminster to meet 10 demands to reverse 14 years of Tory austerity.
This included proper investment to make fire services better and safer as well as fit to fight new challenges created by climate change.
In the FBU we are showing that when we’re prepared to fight, we can win — let’s deliver for future generations and defeat the far right, argues STEVE WRIGHT
Since 2010, one in five firefighter jobs has disappeared alongside 30% funding cuts — all while climate breakdown brings record blazes and flooding. It’s time to fund our fire service properly, writes FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT