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17-03-04, 11:37
Britain's most senior police officer revealed yesterday that he would have no hesitation in asking for the army to be deployed on the street. The announcement coincided with a warning from the force that patrols the railways that it is severely short of resources.
Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan police commissioner, said he would have no hesitation in asking the prime minister to post soldiers at strategic points in the city if he felt there was sufficient threat.
"If it's necessary to bring in the army to protect parts of London we will make that decision, or if we have to bring in officers from outside [the Met] then rest assured, I'll do that," he said.
The army was deployed at Heathrow last February when the police and security services judged that there was a specific credible threat.
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Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan police commissioner, said he would have no hesitation in asking the prime minister to post soldiers at strategic points in the city if he felt there was sufficient threat.
"If it's necessary to bring in the army to protect parts of London we will make that decision, or if we have to bring in officers from outside [the Met] then rest assured, I'll do that," he said.
The army was deployed at Heathrow last February when the police and security services judged that there was a specific credible threat.
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