Things will only get worse for the police as May’s cuts begin to bite
Britain’s police officers will be forgiven if they view this past week as one of the worst in their history – yet things are about to get a whole lot worse.
Britain’s police officers will be forgiven if they view this past week as one of the worst in their history – yet things are about to get a whole lot worse.
Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson and David Cameron over the phone hacking scandal tonight, following the resignations of the Metropolitan Police’s top two.
John Yates, who dismissed calls two years ago to reopen the police investigation into phone hacking, resigned as Met Assistant Commissioner today – after being suspended.
If Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson bites the bullet and acts now Assistant Commissioner John Yates has to be in his sights, writes Kevin Meagher.
Once again, Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper has failed to report the latest sickening revelations in the phone hacking scandal, reports Shamik Das.
Vera Baird QC, former Solicitor General, writes about the worrying Mark Kennedy affair, and the Crown Prosecution Service’s failure to disclose evidence.