Hertfordshire’s newly-elected Police and Crime Commissioner has reignited the debate about merging the county fire and police services. At a recent meeting of Hertfordshire County Council, executive member for public health and community safety Cllr Morris Bright was clear that the emergency services should remain separate. He was commenting after the election of Conservative Jonathan Ash-Edwards as Hertfordshire’s new police and crime commissioner in May. His predecessor, Tory David Lloyd, had tried to take control of the fire and rescue service from the county council in 2017, arguing the mo…