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UK: Five of six largest police forces do not want water cannon - Controversial water cannon plans 'as much use as a chocolate teapot', according to one police chief

04 February 2014

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"But the views of the other forces leave the Met in isolation, weeks before it is expected to ask the home secretary for formal approval. The police and crime commissioners (PCCs) for the forces in Greater Manchester, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Merseyside and Thames Valley have all rejected the idea and suggested they would be unwilling to share the cost."

See the full article: Five of six largest police forces do not want water cannon - Controversial water cannon plans 'as much use as a chocolate teapot', according to one police chief (Guardian, link)

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