UK Government Reverses Plan to Stop Paying Coastguard Volunteers
The UK government has dropped its controversial plan to cease paying Coastguard volunteers, following public outcry and concerns about the impact on essential services.
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Government drops plans to stop paying Coastguard volunteers
UK transport minister Keir Mather said he had listened to the views of coastguard rescue officers.
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Move raises questions over position of the head of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency UK politics live – latest updates Ministers have U-turned on plans to strip volunteer coastguard officers of their hourly pay after coming in for intense criticism over the plan. The announcement, made by the maritime minister in parliament on Thursday, was described as a huge win for coastguards many of whom had said they would reduce their hours or leave the service altogether if the government had pushe...
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