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Campaigners slam Patel's plans to let volunteer police use Tasers
Home Secretary Priti Patel speaking at the annual conference of the Police Federation of England and Wales at the Central Convention Complex in Manchester.
GOVERNMENT plans to hand Tasers to volunteer police officers are “dangerous” and will “inevitably lead to more deaths” from stun guns, campaigners have warned.
Home Secretary Priti Patel was expected to announce the move today during a speech at the Police Federation Conference.
Under the proposals, special constables would be allowed to carry electroshock weapons if authorised by their chief officers.
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