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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Noah Vickers

Tight budget could mean slower progress tackling racism and misogyny, fire chief warns

London’s fire chief has warned that the brigade’s progress in stamping out misogyny and racism among its staff could be slowed down if its funding is stretched in the year ahead.

Fire commissioner Andy Roe said that if forced to make difficult financial choices this year, he would potentially have to make savings from the programmes set up to address the brigade’s cultural problems.

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