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10,000 cops will police Nato meet
Mass police presence branded a ‘shameful waste of public money’

by Paddy McGuffin

Home Affairs Reporter 

POLICE Federation documents revealed yesterday that a staggering 10,000 cops will be drafted from across Britain for Nato’s Newport summit to shut out mass anti-war protests.

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