To: Home Secretary

Make RNLI the 4th emergency service

We currently have 3 emergency services which we rely on and in need call the coastguard, but the RNLI who come out to these calls are not a nationally funded service and rely on donations to function - this is ridiculous. We have unpaid volunteers saving lives and we rely on their generosity to pull us out of life threatening situations. This service should be funded the same as the fire service.

Why is this important?

We all know that this service does amazing work, but during a time of Financial crisis the people who would donate to keep this service running are unable to do so and therefore now is the time to make the change to a nationally funded service the same as the Unutes States of America.