Fire Brigades Union
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We are the voice of firefighters and the fire and rescue service in the UK.
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The Grenfell Tower fire was an entirely preventable tragedy. As today's final Inquiry report details, central government allowed corporate profits to be prioritised over human life. We will never forget the 72 lives lost. Matt Wrack on LBC today
Firefighters and campaigners warned about the risk of flammable cladding as far back as 1999. They went ignored by those in power. Politicians continued to put profits before safety. Matt Wrack responds to the GTI report on BBC News channel
The final Grenfell Tower Inquiry report details the political decisions and corporate greed which led to the tragedy. This must be a turning point for the UK's building safety regime. Matt Wrack spoke to Andrew Marr on LBC
In the years leading up to the Grenfell Tower fire, Westminster boasted of a 'bonfire' of building regulations. For decades, politicians have allowed corporate greed to turn safe homes into potential death traps. Deregulation costs lives. Matt Wrack on BBC Breakfast
Seven years after the Grenfell Tower disaster, thousands of buildings are still covered in dangerous cladding. We need action on the building safety crisis, and firefighters must be given the resources they need. Lessons must be learned. Matt Wrack on Good Morning Britain
🚨NEW| Eric Pickles must be stripped of his peerage, says Matt Wrack: "Ministers were reckless, dishonest and negligent. If moral responsibility was the deciding factor, they would be first in line for criminal investigation". theguardian.com/politics/artic…