Fire Brigades Union

Tory MP Slapped Down For Criticising Fire Fighters Using Food Banks

Brendan Clarke-Smith told emergency workers on £32,000 a year using food banks to “learn how to budget”.
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Grenfell-Style Cladding Is STILL On More Than 100 High-Rise Buildings

A blaze at an east London towerblock has fuelled more anger over the years-long scandal.
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Most Firefighters Struggled To Access PPE At Height Of Covid Crisis, Union Says

Exclusive: The Fire Brigades Union has called for weekly coronavirus testing as crews continue work on the frontline of the pandemic.
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Anger As Grenfell Inquiry Corporate Witnesses Protected From Prosecution

Survivors say they will "not settle for less" than criminal action after decision by Attorney General Suella Braverman.
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Rebecca Long-Bailey Through To Final Round Of Labour Leadership Contest

Favourite of the current leadership joins Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy on the ballot in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn.
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Government Branded ‘Sickening’ Over Safety Loophole That Exempted Bolton Fire Block

Bolton building that went up in flames was a few centimetres too short to qualify for strictest fire safety regulations.
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Bolton Fire: Firefighters' Union Leader Calls For 'Complete Overhaul' Of Safety Standards After Flames Seen 'Crawling Up The Cladding'

Serious questions have been raised about the safety of the building in the aftermath of the fire, with comparisons made to the Grenfell Tower disaster.
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New Schools Built Without Sprinklers Despite Grenfell Shock, Say Unions

'Grenfell Tower should have been a defining moment.'
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After Two Days Of Legal Arguments, Here's Where We Are With The Grenfell Inquiry

Seven key moments from the two days of hearings.
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Firefighters' Union Chief Threatens To Boycott Grenfell Tower Inquiry

'If we conclude it is a pointless stitch-up, we will walk away.'
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