The leadership of a fire authority has survived a vote of no confidence following controversy over their firemaster's severance deal and subsequent re-employment.
Joe Lowe and Brian Wallace, the chairman and vice-chairman of Strathclyde Fire Board, faced a no confidence motion from several of its members as it discussed the saga around Brian Sweeney's leaving deal and immediate re-employment.
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