Prime Minister urged to cancel Donald Trump’s visit to the UK
Warning issued to Keir Starmer over Donald Trump’s UK visit
- The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has urged the Prime Minister to cancel Donald Trump's upcoming visit to the UK.
- The union expressed concerns that the visit would further strain fire and rescue services, which are already stretched by budget cuts and recent wildfires.
- Firefighters are reportedly being deployed to Chequers for the event, with Buckinghamshire fire and rescue service offering overtime to staff.
- FBU General Secretary Steve Wright criticised Donald Trump as a "toxic, authoritarian billionaire" and stated the visit could compromise public safety.
- Chris Wycherley, an FBU executive, highlighted that 15 years of cuts have left the fire service "on its knees", making the deployment for the visit seem like a "cruel joke".