https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-48313603Greater Manchester's mayor should scrap his "insulting" planned cuts to fire services, a union has said.
An emergency motion at the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) conference condemned Andy Burnham's three-year plan to reduce his fire budget by £12.8m.
The mayor revealed proposals in March to cut jobs, close fire stations and reduce fire appliance crew numbers.
A statement from Mr Burnham blamed government spending limits.
The motion said the FBU hoped the election of the Labour mayor in 2017 "would herald a new and helpful governance arrangement for our fire service".
It continued: "However, it is now clear that it's the same old story of cuts to the fire service."
