FIREFIGHTERS have welcomed Labour’s pledge to end all fire service cuts and “learn the lessons” from the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
The party’s election manifesto says that an incoming Labour government would halt all cuts to fire and rescue services — and would recruit at least 5,000 new firefighters.
It also pledges to establish a national standards body for fire-related issues, with trade-union representation at all levels of the institution.
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