Sunak says armed police need ‘clarity’ over powers after murder charge
- Scores of Metropolitan Police officers have stood down from firearms duties, leading to soldiers being put on standby for armed police.
- The Scotland Yard chief called for armed officers to have sufficient legal protection.
- Rishi Sunak declined to comment on the case of the unnamed officer charged with the shooting of an unarmed rapper.
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Sunak says armed police need ‘clarity’ over powers after murder charge
The Prime Minister has said armed police need “clarity” about the legal powers they have as he backed a Home Office review after an officer was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba. Scores of Metropolitan Police officers stood down from firearms duties following the charge against one of their colleagues. Cover has been drafted in from neighbouring forces and the military could be used in the event of a terror attack, but soldiers do not have t…
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