Metropolitan Police Federation annual meeting
- Title
- Metropolitan Police Federation annual meeting
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- 20 Oct 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:03:12
- Description
- Peter Russell reports from the Central Hall in Westminster where the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, has attended the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Police Federation and has been told police are losing the battle against crime on the streets of London. The rising tide of violent crime, lenient magistrates and under-funding of the police force are being blamed. The Crown Prosecution Service is also criticised. Includes speeches by Mike Bennett, Police federation; Douglas Hurd.
- Contributors
- Douglas Hurd; Mike Bennett; Peter Russell
- Keywords
- London; Crime; Police; Conferences; Metropolitan Police; Finance; Cabinet ministers; Police Federation; Crown Prosecution Service
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