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Now is the time to stop cuts to our fire and rescue services, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Firefighters tackle a wildfire on Winter Hill near Bolton last year

JUST this week a tower block in my Hackney constituency was set ablaze. 

The building is covered in wooden panels, the safety of which have repeatedly been called into question by residents since before the Grenfell Tower tragedy. 

Thankfully, no-one was hurt. But many have been displaced and the community remains shaken and concerned for their safety.

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