The Standard

Do armed police officers need more safeguarding?


Listen Later

The outcry over armed police officers continues as Sir Mark Rowley appears at the first meeting of the new policing board.


The Scotland Yard chief admitted that there is "significantly less" armed police cover than normal in London, and the force was facing "difficult choices''. It’s after hundreds of officers stood down from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of their colleagues.


The Evening Standard’s Home Affairs Editor, Martin Bentham, explains how we got to this point, the protections currently in place for armed police, and whether this is going to be an ongoing issue moving forward.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The StandardBy The Evening Standard

  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4

4.4

15 ratings


More shows like The Standard

View all
Politics Weekly UK by The Guardian

Politics Weekly UK

239 Listeners

The Week in Westminster by BBC Radio 4

The Week in Westminster

27 Listeners

Westminster Hour by BBC Radio 4

Westminster Hour

45 Listeners

Politics Unpacked by The Times

Politics Unpacked

109 Listeners

Sky News Daily by Sky News

Sky News Daily

96 Listeners

Political Fix by Financial Times

Political Fix

142 Listeners

Six O'Clock News by BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News

195 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

613 Listeners

Today in Focus by The Guardian

Today in Focus

967 Listeners

Women Tech Charge by The Evening Standard

Women Tech Charge

1 Listeners

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government by Institute for Government

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

24 Listeners

The Daily T by The Telegraph

The Daily T

103 Listeners

The Story by The Times

The Story

254 Listeners

What You Need To Know by ITV News

What You Need To Know

9 Listeners

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard by The Evening Standard

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard

5 Listeners

Sensemaker by The Observer

Sensemaker

16 Listeners

Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast by The Independent

Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

65 Listeners

Evening Standard Rugby Podcast with Lawrence Dallaglio by Evening Standard

Evening Standard Rugby Podcast with Lawrence Dallaglio

0 Listeners

How to be a CEO by Evening Standard

How to be a CEO

2 Listeners

The Standard Theatre Podcast by Evening Standard

The Standard Theatre Podcast

3 Listeners

London Love Stories with Katie Strick by Evening Standard

London Love Stories with Katie Strick

0 Listeners

Brave New World by Evening Standard

Brave New World

7 Listeners