Proposed cuts to fire service budgets could have major impact on insurers
The insurance industry is urging the government to implement a central fire and rescue policy in England amid fears that sweeping budget cuts will result in insurers paying the price for longer response times.
The renewed emphasis on clawing back funding from beleaguered fire services, underlined by £65m cuts to fire stations in London which will see 17 close down permanently, has sparked a heated response
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