Dave Pike

Husband, father to 3 fantastic children @fbunational Brigade Secretary for @FBUManchester Region 5 Treasurer Trustee @j_horrocksTrust

[FBU Merseyside @fbumerseyside]

Today the @fbumerseyside Brigade Committee met.

The message was clear

#VoteReject

[FBUManchester @FBUManchester]

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The only way members can vote on the pay offer is online.

Download and use the FBU app to ensure your details are correct

https://t.co/EpGdlvZlHZ

[FBUManchester @FBUManchester]

GMFBU met last week and formally endorsed @andy4makerfield MP ✊🏻

@AndyBurnhamGM has shown consistent solidarity and support for firefighters and FBU members since being Mayor of Manchester
His support for the @fbunational should he be successful will continue 🚒
#VoteAndyForUs

[Dave Pike @DavePike77]

@AndyBurnhamGM has consistently stood with Manchester @fbunational firefighters ✊🏻

It’s clear he will ensure firefighters voices will be strengthened in Westminster if elected

Andy has my full support in this @andy4makerfield election

#ForUs

[Fire Brigades Union @fbunational]

Last week's FBU Conference welcomed outstanding guest speakers, whose words of solidarity inspired and motivated members throughout.

🇨🇺@EmbaCuba_UK, Her Excellency @IsmaraWalter
🏠Minister for building safety, fire, and democracy, Samantha Dixon
🌹Labour Deputy Leader, @LucyMPowell
✊@The_TUC general secretary, @nowak_paul

[Lucy Powell MP @LucyMPowell]

Great to speak to the @fbunational conference about coming together as one Labour team to beat Reform and to thank delegates for sticking with Labour.

[Dave Pike @DavePike77]

https://t.co/6x0H6nEfTi

[lan Byrne MP @IanByrneMP]

Last Wednesday, on the day of the State Opening of Parliament, I tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to finally deliver the full Hillsborough Law.

I am pleased that more than 50 MPs have already backed this call to end the delay and ensure we deliver a Hillsborough Law worthy of the name.

For too long, bereaved families and survivors wronged at the hands of the state have waited for transparency and accountability.

The Government must now act and fulfil its promise.

https://t.co/RiXkPdlKWu

[Dave Pike @DavePike77]

RT @AndyBurnhamGM: Politics isn’t working for places like ours.

I will change that.

#AndyBurnham #ForUs

[Fire Brigades Union @fbunational]

Firefighters and the public are being put at risk.

Austerity has gutted Scotland's fire service, and it's the same story across the UK. Whoever leads next must commit to more firefighters on the front line and real investment in public services.

@UnionSteveW on #BBCPoliticsLive

[Fire Brigades Union @fbunational]

The fire service was decimated under 14 years of Tory rule, and in two years, Labour hasn't done enough to reverse that.

The next Labour leader must deliver real change and proper investment. That's what our members are calling for, and that's what the FBU will be demanding.

@UnionSteveW on #BBCQT

[FBUManchester @FBUManchester]

A particular thankyou to @LucyMPowell for her speech in which she spoke about the relationship between her, @AndyBurnhamGM and Greater Manchester Members and officials

Lots to take away ✊🏻✊🏻

[FBUManchester @FBUManchester]

Another excellent @fbunational conference this week

Fantastic contributions from comrades across the country including our own Greater Manchester delegation

An incredibly fast paced and developing conference this year

Thank you to all the Manchester officials ✊🏻✊🏻

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election.

I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics.

Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic.

Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures.

However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people.

Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place.

I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that.

Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again.

ENDS

[Fire Brigades Union @fbunational]

FBU annual conference 2026 is underway in Coventry.

This morning, delegates discussed their commitment to a fair and equal fire service.

Conference passed motions on menstrual health, fair recruitment, and scrutiny of the disproportionate policing practices on Black and Ethnic Minority workers.

[FBUManchester @FBUManchester]

This week we have seen a very special retirement

Firefighter & Sister Clare Louth is the first female firefighter in Greater Manchester and one of only few nationally to have served 30 years as an operational firefighter 🧑🏻‍🚒

In Unity & Solidarity Clare ✊🏻

[Fire Brigades Union @fbunational]

The World Health Organisation classifies firefighting as a carcinogenic occupation.

In Canada and Australia, if a firefighter gets cancer, they are compensated, leaving them to fight the cancer, not fight for their family's security.

It's time the UK caught up.

[Fire Brigades Union @fbunational]

Over two days, FBU reps and leading experts shared vital knowledge and took a major step forward for firefighter health and safety.

[Fire Brigades Union @fbunational]

🔥 The first-ever FBU health and safety summit has officially started.

Over the next 24 hours, reps and leading experts will confront the challenges firefighters face, share knowledge and strengthen our collective approach.

[Steve Wright @UnionSteveW]

Another wildfire at Saddleworth Moor today - hotter, drier conditions are becoming the norm.

Firefighters are on the frontline of the climate crisis, but years of cuts have left services stretched to the limit.

We need urgent investment to keep communities safe.

https://t.co/OTPndej9jZ