Public Disorder

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:35 am on 11 August 2011.

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Photo of Ben Wallace Ben Wallace Conservative, Wyre and Preston North 11:35, 11 August 2011

Too many times recently, we have seen the Metropolitan police force try to straddle its two main functions: leading specialist national operations and policing London. When the dust settles, will the Prime Minister consider the merits of the case for splitting the Met to ensure that we have a police force for London focusing on public order and low-level criminality, and perhaps an enhanced agency for specialist national operations?