Government

Commenting on today's March to Leave assembly outside Parliament, Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said:: "The UK is in utter chaos as a result of the failings of the current government following the referendum. Theresa May should resign and there should be an immediate general election." "Within...

The Westminster government will cut fire and rescue service funding in England by 15% over the next year, analysis from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has found, despite claiming that “austerity is over”. Firefighters warn that the government is refusing to learn the lessons of the Grenfell Tower...

A firefighter and FBU member is among rescue workers being held ‘hostage’ off the coast of Sicily by the Italian government. Brendan Woodhouse, a firefighter for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, gives up his holiday to rescue refugees crossing the Mediterranean, in often dangerous conditions...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has today condemned the disastrous consequences of a no-deal Brexit for firefighters, other workers, and the UK economy, and called for a general election to resolve the deadlock. The union is concerned that in a ‘no-deal Brexit’, the UK may instead be subject to World...

No fire safety report was commissioned for the final Grenfell cladding refurbishment plans, an earlier report published by Inside Housing has revealed. The news "sheds further light on the complacent attitude towards resident safety shown by the council, the Westminster government, and the...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has won a landmark ruling in its dispute with the government over changes made to firefighters’ pensions in 2015. The long and bitter industrial dispute, which included strike action, means that firefighters on the new scheme will have to be put back on the previous...