Investigative Journalism – Homework Task

Within the London Fire Brigade there has been a plan, London Safety Plan 5, drawn up by Boris Johnson to make some cuts, Mr Neale Williams, a Fire Brigade Official said ‘Boris Johnson has ordered the Fire Brigade to make £63 million savings in the next 3 years and to effect these savings the commissioner has recommended shutting 12 London Fire Stations and removing an additional 6 pumping appliances from service.’ The Official Fire Brigade website http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/ said that only ’£45.4 million of cuts would be made’. Cuts will be made within the London Fire Brigade and there will be £45.4 million made but up to £63 million is possible.