Joanne Calls for Emergency Police Meeting

Labour's policing spokeswoman on the London Assembly, Joanne McCartney, has called on Boris Johnson to convene an emergency meeting of the MPA following reports that armed CO19 police officers are routinely to patrol London's streets.

Calling on Mayor Boris Johnson to convene an emergency meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Labour Assembly Member Joanne McCartney said: "We want fewer guns on the streets not more, and people to feel safe in their community - not scared of those who are supposed to protect them. There has been no debate, no consultation and apparently no consideration to the strong opposition that exists to arming the police. This is more than just an operational decision and should be brought before the police authority as a matter of urgency."