New Fire Minister's first act welcomed by FBU

摘要

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has confirmed that Penny Mordaunt MP has succeeded Brandon Lewis as the new Fire Minister.In one of her first acts in the role, the new minister has confirmed that firefighters will be exempt from proposals to increase the minimum age at which a person can access their pension from 55 to 57, in recognition of the "unique nature of the job firefighters do".