Grenfell: Suggestions of racism in operational response
FBU responds to Baroness Lawrence’s racism allegations on Channel 4 News
Last night Channel 4 News aired a segment about the tragic case of Isaac Paulos a five-year-old boy who lost his life at Grenfell Tower. In the segment, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, whose son Stephen was murdered in a racist attack in 1993, made a comment linking race to the operational response to...
Government deregulation responsible for Grenfell, new report says
Central government bears ultimate responsibility for the Grenfell Tower fire, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said, in a new pamphlet which details how deregulation from consecutive governments led to the tragedy. The pamphlet will be launched at an event tonight (Monday 23 October) at Labour...
“Call for justice remains unanswered” two years on from start of Grenfell inquiry
Thursday 15 August marks two years since the start of the Grenfell Tower inquiry. The inquiry has yet to publish any findings and has delayed the start of phase two until 2020. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is a core participant in the inquiry. Over 500 firefighters and emergency control room staff...
Firefighters launch Grenfell: Never Again campaign
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) called today for urgent action on a range of fire and building safety issues to prevent another Grenfell, launching a campaign with the Daily Mirror. On the second anniversary of the tragedy, action to prevent a similar fire has been wholly insufficient, with little to...
