Public inquiry told of 'bullying culture' within fire service at time of Manchester Arena bombing
direct to your inboxClaims of a 'bullying culture' within the fire service at the time of the Manchester Arena concert bombing emerged this week at the ongoing public inquiry into the atrocity.The allegations were referenced as firefighters on the ground on the night had their say for the first time through giving evidence.There were also claims that senior officers were more interested in their own careers and promotion over operational firefighting.Andrew Simister, a watch manger at the city centre's main Manchester Central fire station, who at the time of the attack had 23 years' experience with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, told the Kerslake Review there was 'a bullying culture of senior officers', the inquiry heard.The