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25-05-04, 01:15
The government has rejected Tory proposals for a new volunteer force to deal with terrorist attacks.
Tory spokesman Patrick Mercer said ministers lacked a coherent plan to raise sufficient manpower in the event of a major incident.
He said a new volunteer force would be cheap and easy to set up.
But Home Office Minister Hazel Blears said it would be too costly and bureaucratic - and could undermine existing voluntary organisations.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3744459.stm)
Tory spokesman Patrick Mercer said ministers lacked a coherent plan to raise sufficient manpower in the event of a major incident.
He said a new volunteer force would be cheap and easy to set up.
But Home Office Minister Hazel Blears said it would be too costly and bureaucratic - and could undermine existing voluntary organisations.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3744459.stm)