I think it’s pretty troubling that the military may have to step in to cover what should be police matters when it’s not a matter of a national emergency.
I think it’s pretty troubling that the military may have to step in to cover what should be police matters when it’s not a matter of a national emergency.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The Ministry of Defence is offering armed soldiers to support London police after dozens of Met officers handed in their weapons.
More than 100 police officers turned in permits allowing them to carry firearms, a source told the BBC.
The Met Police said the action was being taken after an officer was charged with the murder of unarmed Chris Kaba, 24.
The MoD said it received a request - known as Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) - from the Home Office to “provide routine counter-terrorism contingency support to the Metropolitan Police, should it be needed”.
The move comes after Home Secretary Suella Braverman called for a review into armed policing.
He was hit by a gunshot fired by a Met Police officer into the vehicle he was driving and died in hospital the following day, an inquest was told.
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