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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nick Lester

Fallen firefighter giving ‘maximum service’, says strikes law opponent

PA Wire

A firefighter who died in the line of duty was giving “maximum service”, a critic of a controversial strikes law has told ministers.

The tragic price paid by Barry Martin, a member of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), for doing his job was highlighted by Labour’s Baroness Bryan of Partick at Westminster as she spoke out against a move by the UK Government to curb the impact of industrial action on key services.

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