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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal

MPs call for inquiry into claims of bullying in UK fire services

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The Lib Dems said the public’s confidence in the fire services had been shaken. Photograph: Vickie Flores/EPA

The Home Office is facing demands from opposition MPs for a national inquiry into the culture of the UK’s fire services, as new details emerged from a damning report on London’s brigades that revealed widespread misogyny and racism.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats said the inquiry was necessary after the government overlooked previous warnings that fire brigades across the country were riven with bullying.

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