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  • Fire Brigades Union launches new legal challenge against plans to hold asylum-seekers on ‘death trap’ barge

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    FBU general secretary Matt Wrack, who says the union has ‘a duty to make our voices heard on matters of fire safety’

    A FRESH legal challenge against the government’s stalled plan to house asylum-seekers on the “deathtrap” Bibby Stockholm barge has been launched by firefighters, their union revealed today.

    The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) outlined its concerns over safety aboard the barge in a pre-action protocol letter sent by lawyers to Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Friday.

    It had previously written to Ms Braverman asking for a meeting to discuss its concerns that the boat was a “potential deathtrap,” but the request was turned down earlier this month.

    A response to the legal challenge is required by 4pm on Thursday.

    FBU general secretary Matt Wrack explained that the union had “a duty to make our voices heard on matters of fire safety, especially when politicians let our members and the wider public down.”

    He said: “We have been sounding the alarm about the Bibby Stockholm for weeks.

    “It is disgraceful that the Home Secretary is not even willing to meet us to discuss these concerns.

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  • Suella Braverman misleads public with police hiring claims

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    https://leftfootforward.org/2023/04/suella-braverman-misleads-public-with-police-hiring-claims/

    Government claims are “misleading and misplaced”

    Image of Sue-Ellen 'Suella' Braverman

    Suella Braverman has been called out over claims made this week that the government has hit record breaking police recruitment targets.

    The government are declaring a victory for saying they have delivered a manifesto target of recruiting 20,000 more police officers in England and Wales, as Braverman appealed to the right-wing press by boasting that there are now more officers than ever before in the history of policing.

    However this claim has come under rigorous scrutiny, not just from a fact checking charity but also from the Police Federation itself.

    Whilst this number is correct based on an increase between 2019 and March 2023, the figures follow a substantial decline in police numbers from 2010 to 2017 – estimated by the charity Full Fact to be a fall of almost 22,000 officers.

    Figures revealed that there are actually only around 3,500 more officers now than there were in 2010, due to the huge drop in numbers before 2017.

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    https://leftfootforward.org/2023/04/suella-braverman-misleads-public-with-police-hiring-claims/

  • SHALL WE DO SOME TERRORISM BULLSHIT?

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    LIQUID EXPLOSIVES TERRORISM BULLSHIT

    BE AFRAID

    John Reid, 99

    later: Well be awfully afraid. You can’t possibly take more than 100ml of anything because you’re a terrorist unless proved otherwise.

    Total bullshit. Be afraid you plebs.

    Shall we discuss the impossibility of Hydrogen Pyroxide bombs?

    Shall we discuss dust explosions?

    later later: I think that’s the ABSOLUTE impossibility of Hydrogen Pyroxide bombs. I can engage you with this because it is absolute bullshit.

    20.40 There are mistakes. I do claim that the notion of liquid bombs that can be concocted in minutes … leading to bans of materials on aircraft … is absolute terrorism bullshit / fake manufactured terrorism … courtesy of former Home Secretary John Reid.

    16/7/14 John Reid made a big issue of his first 100 days when he was made Home Secretary. On the 99th day we get liquid explosives bullshit. There have never been liquid explosives – it is a total fantasy manufactured to make you afraid.