And that will help the frontline police force cope with a Paris type situation how, exactly? Will it enable them to put boots on the ground in the same way as the French did? Or is it a token measure to protect London and not worry about anywhere else in the country?
If anyone is playing fast and loose with security policy, it's the Conservative Party.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-cuts-forces-will-have-to-merge-specialist-firearms-cyber-crime-and-fraud-units-says-theresa-a6729386.html...