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OUR FIGHT AGAINST THESE DEADLY CUTS WILL CONTINUE
Safety struggle goes on for under-attack firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS vowed yesterday to battle on against deadly Tory cuts to the service, while warning the beaten Blairites on the back benches it’s time to “wind their necks in.”
Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members from across Britain marched on Westminster to lobby MPs against the crippling 30 per cent cuts to the service brought in since 2010.
Budget cuts have already slashed 7,000 jobs.
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