Arming of police officers

Title

Arming of police officers

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

17 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Marc de Leuw reports from Brighton on the debate sparked by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Condon’s announcement specialist officers in the capital will be allowed to carry firearms, as the national conference of the Police Federation opens in Brighton today. Includes Prime Minister John Major’s Commons statement on the measure; Home Secretary Michael Howard interview; Mike Bennett, Fred Broughton and Richard Coyles of the Police Federation on the differing opinion of police officers and the public. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

John Major; Michael Howard; Mike Bennett; Fred Broughton; Marc De Leuw; Richard Coyles

Keywords

London; Police; Conferences; Metropolitan Police; Policemen; Guns; Firearms; Police Federation; Brighton; Drivetime (radio programme)

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