Government

The Scottish Parliament has voted to approve its 2025 budget, including allocated funding for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). The Fire Brigades Union says that although funding will see a moderate increase, this “won’t touch the sides” due to inflationary pressures. More than 1,200...

Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, today made a written statement confirming that responsibility for fire will move from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It reads: “On 4 September 2024 I announced that the Government would respond in full to the Grenfell...

The newly elected Fire Brigades Union general secretary has warned Rachel Reeves against invoking Thatcher, calling for the government to deliver manifesto commitments to workers’ rights in full. Speaking to the Independent, Steve Wright said: The FBU welcomes the Chancellor's assurance that there...

The Fire Brigades Union has called for the government to take action to prepare fire and rescue services for flood response following widespread flooding across the country and the declaration of a major incident in Leicestershire. Firefighters have been called out to 160 flood related incidents in...

New research has found that 136 firefighters who were exposed to toxic smoke at Grenfell are now suffering from long term health disorders 1 in 4 Grenfell firefighters surveyed have reported life changing health effects since, including 66 cases of digestive diseases, 64 respiratory diseases, 22...