Firefighters from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) take part in the Cuts Leave Scars rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, October 26, 2023AROUND 2,300 firefighter posts will be lost under “disgraceful” central government cuts, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary Steve Wright has warned.
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Following yet another below-inflation funding settlement for 2025-26 after 15 years of austerity, Mr Wright said: “It is simply disgraceful that the government is imposing cuts on this scale, having come to power promising change.
“Cuts to the emergency services will cost lives.”
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