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Angela Rayner urged to end firefighter pension delays

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Firefighters from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) take part in the Cuts Leave Scars rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, October 26, 2023

DEPUTY Prime Minister Angela Rayner was urged today to end the slow processing of firefighters’ pensions claims that leaves thousands losing out on hundreds of pounds every month.

Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary Steve Wright has written to Ms Rayner, who is also head of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, calling on her to intervene.

He said: “It is disgraceful that some fire authorities are still failing to give retired firefighters what they are legally entitled to.

“Thousands of firefighters are losing as much as hundreds of pounds a month.

“People who spent their careers protecting the public have been left in financial difficulty.”

A High Court ruling in 2018 said that about 10,500 affected firefighters were entitled to transfer seven additional years of contributions back from an older more generous pension scheme.

Judges said that the transitional arrangements of a less generous firefighters’ pension scheme imposed by the government in 2015 were discriminatory on the grounds of age.

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Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves wear the uniform of the rich and powerful. They have all had clothes bought for them by multi-millionaire Labour donor Lord Alli. CORRECTION: It appears that Rachel Reeves clothing was provided by Juliet Rosenfeld.

Angela Rayner wears her "benefits in kind" donation from multi-millionaire Lord Alli. — Angela Rayner wears her “benefits in kind” donation from multi-millionaire Lord Alli.

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Post published:4 April 2025
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Greenpeace activists scale building over delays in oceans protection treaty

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Four Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner saying “Lammy don’t dally” – calling for Foreign Secretary David Lammy to sign the Global Ocean Treaty into UK law – after scaling the King Charles Street Archway, outside the Foreign Office in Westminster, central London, April 3, 2025

FOUR Greenpeace activists were arrested today after scaling a building outside the Foreign Office in protest over delays in signing an international treaty protecting oceans.

The protesters unfurled a banner as they suspended themselves from columns on the King Charles Street Archway in Westminster before coming down voluntarily.

Three men and one woman were safely detained and arrested under Section 1 of the Public Order Act, and on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage, the Metropolitan Police said.

The group called for faster action from Foreign Secretary David Lammy in signing the Global Ocean Treaty, with the banner bearing a turtle and the legend: “Lammy Don’t Dally!”

The treaty, which aims to protect large areas of marine life by putting stricter regulations on deep-sea mining and fishing, was first agreed in March 2023 and has been ratified by 21 countries so far, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference in June.

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Orcas comment on killer apes destroying the planet by continuing to burn fossil fuels.

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Post published:4 April 2025
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Luton airport expansion approved by government

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Keir Starmer is pleased with Luton airport expansion disregarding climate concerns.

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London Luton Airport hopes to almost double annual passenger numbers to 32 million by 2043 after the government approved expansion plans, including a new terminal.

It came despite the Planning Inspectorate recommending Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander rejected them over environmental concerns.

Luton Rising, the airport’s owner, said the decision could bring “significant economic, employment and social benefits for our town”.

However, environmental campaigners said “with climate change worsening, the last thing any of us need is 70,000 more aircraft a year”.

Luton was the UK’s fifth busiest airport last year, with 16.9 million people travelling on 132,000 flights.

The expansion plans involve building a new terminal, new taxiways and increasing capacity in the existing terminal, from its current 18 million passengers a year.

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A spokesman for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was “pleased” with the decision.

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Elon Musk urges you to be a Fascist like him, says that you can ignore facts and reality then.

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Post published:3 April 2025
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Israel plans to expand Gaza invasion and ‘crush and clean the area,’ its Defence Minister says

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Palestinians grieve over the bodies of their relatives, who were killed by an Israeli air strike, as they prepare for burial at a hospital in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, April 2, 2025

Meanwhile, Labour government toughens rhetoric against the genocide, but stops short of making any changes in policy or practical support for Israel

ISRAEL is expanding its invasion of Gaza to seize “large areas” to “crush and clean the area,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced today.

The move came as Gaza’s hospitals reported that an overnight air strike killed more than 50 people, with nearly a dozen being children and a United Nations clinic among the targets.

Mr Katz said the military’s latest offensive in the war-torn strip would involve “seizing large areas that will be added to the security zones of the State of Israel.”

He did not specify which areas of Gaza would be taken over, but called on Gaza residents to “expel Hamas and return all hostages.”

His statement came after Israel ordered the full evacuation of the southern city of Rafah and nearby areas.

The attack was discussed in Parliament today, where Labour toughened its rhetoric against Israel’s actions, but stopped short of offering the slightest change in policy or the practical support it is affording the genocide.

MPs across the Commons pressed the government to be more robust.

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said that Israel’s actions were “not about security, but about domination and erasure” of Palestinians.

Asking an urgent Commons question, Ms Denyer accused Israel of “the worst blockade since the war began” and stressed “what is happening is a genocide.”

When, she asked, would the government “take measures under international law against ongoing genocide, illegal occupation and apartheid?”

No time soon was the response from Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer.

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