Profit before Hackney residents with sale of Kingsland Fire Station

There is a serious threat to residents’ safety following the closure of Kingsland Fire Station and rumoured £28m sale.

Response times in De Beauvoir are now routinely over six minutes, increasing the chance of serious injury or even fatality.

When the station closed I was clear about my concerns and challenged the Fire Commissioner about the response time from Homerton. Local firefighters agreed. It gives me no pleasure to be proved right.

I now understand the station has been sold – rumoured to be for £28m – which shows quite clearly that the Mayor of London is putting profit before the safety of Hackney residents. Nothing is more important than the lives of local people.

I will once again be writing to the Commissioner to raise my concerns.