Terror attack response rules too inflexible, says Manchester mayor

Ministers must rethink “inflexible” rules for dealing with terrorist atrocities so that emergency services can use common sense to save lives in future attacks, the mayor of Greater Manchester has said.Andy Burnham made the call as Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) was forced to issue an unreserved apology for turning up two hours late to the Manchester Arena attack because fire chiefs followed protocol instead of showing “pragmatism”.A review of the resp