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Ministers want revenge - police
2011-05-18 11:12:30
18 May 2011 Last updated at 13:28 Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Home secretary defends cuts to policing budget
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//John Giblin: "This government hate the police service and want to destroy it"
The home secretary's visit to the conference comes after a stormy first day. Opening the conference, a leading member of the Police Federation accused the government of "hating" the police and wanting to "destroy" the service.
John Giblin said: "We acknowledge that some cuts are necessary due to the parlous state of the country's finances, but we feel greatly let down that we are not considered to be a protected priority area by the government.
"This government, to put it bluntly, hate the police service and want to destroy it in order to rebuild it again, but in their image."