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The force this afternoon said the cases were not recent and no arrests had been made. It follows an investigation by channel fours dispatches, the times and sunday times. The comedian denies all allegations against him. Allegations against him. Thousands of passengers could have their flights cancelled or delayed after London Gatwick airport introduced a temporary limit on flights. Its after an outbreak of coronavirus among air Traffic Control staff. Therell be a limit of 800 flights a day until this sunday, which includes both departure and arrival flights. Now, the and arrival flights. Now, the army, which was on standby to help the Metropolia Police, has been stood down. Its after a significant number of Counter TerrorismFirearms Officers stepped back from their dufies officers stepped back from their duties after one of their colleagues was charged with murder over the shooting of chris kaba in south london last yeah chris kaba in south london last year. 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But tonight i come on air with nothing but the utmost sympathy for the armed officers who, for a brief moment during 24 hours of high drama , handed back their of high drama, handed back their gun permits in retaliation at the decision to charge one of their own with murder following their own with murder following the killing of chris kaba. I the killing of chris kaba. I have a special place in my heart for Police Officers. The world over who put their lives on the line on a daily basis to protect us. And i think thats because i come from a family of Police Officers on my fathers side, both here in the uk and in new zealand. And as you might know, my uncle derek was killed in the line of duty in 2008. It was a normal shift for sergeant wooten, who was 52 until he received a report of a serious assault and carjacking. Unarmed, assault and carjacking. Unarmed, he was laying roadside bikes in a desperate bid to stop the hardened criminal behind the wheel, but was struck in the legs thrown more than 27m down the road and killed instantly, forever ripping the heart out of my family. So the idea that firearms officer is of which there are more than 3000 volunteers in the met could face jail for similar for life or death. Split second decisions in death. Split second decisions in the line of duty that are all about protecting the public makes me feel deeply uncomfortable. The prime minister, rishi sunak, trying to calm the situation today was right to back a home Office Review from Suella Braverman on about how armed police can avoid being tried in court for doing their duties. Our Firearms Officers do an incredibly difficult job. Theyre making life or death decisions in a split second to keep us safe and they deserve our gratitude for their bravery. Now, its important when theyre using these legal powers that they do so with clarity and they have certainty about what theyre doing, especially given theyre doing, especially given the lethality that they are using. Thats why the home secretary has asked her department to review the guidance that the officers are operating under to make sure that it operating under to make sure thatitis operating under to make sure that it is robust and that it commands the confidence not just of the officers, but of the pubuc of the officers, but of the public well. Public as well. And that is a great aim. But it wont be enough to silence tonight , the increasingly tonight, the increasingly worried supporters and protectors of our forces who see the dangers of the police are being thrust into the midst of an increasingly toxic american style social media driven culture war over individual incidents. I think theyve collectively come to a position where theyve had enough in terms of the support or the lack of support that theyve had from the leadership of the organisation. Know, i think all the you know, i think all the Police Officers would acknowledge they need to be acknowledge that they need to be held account. Think what held to account. I think what Police Officers saying is Police Officers are saying is that reassurance that they want that reassurance that this is effectively the biggest sir mark rowley biggest crisis sir mark rowley has had. The only reason hes doing it is because basically they volunteers, theyve withdrawn their services because of their concern. Batus and hes left the concern. Batus and hes left the situation where hes having to call the military. Call in the military. And last night there were said to be only two armed units, police in london rather than the usual 15 during what was described as a period of reflection. Ian that is not reflection. Ian that is not acceptable and there must be an urgent resolution to what is a very sensitive situation and to respond now, my Superstar Panel , our top daily express columnist Carole Malone gb news, senior political commentator nigel nelson , and the former nigel nelson, and the former brexit party mep belinda de lucy and carole, look, this is an incredibly sensitive situation, incredibly sensitive situation, in part because because we cannot legally we talk about the specific incidents of the chris carver case because he has now been charged with murder. However for this situation, carole feels completely unsafe. Carole feels completely unsafe. Annabelle you know , as you annabelle you know, as you pointed out at the start there, you know, we have weve had a lot of complaints about met cops in the past couple of years, past more than the past couple of years. However , im 450 behind them however, im 450 behind them on this. There could be more. I would because these guys do would be because these guys do a job that the rest of us couldnt wouldnt or are too scared to do every single day of their lives. Theyre holding a weapon and theyre in situations where they could be shot themselves or they have shoot other people. And have to shoot other people. And no should underestimate the no one should underestimate the toll it takes. You have to toll it takes. If you have to shoot someone else, sometimes , shoot someone else, sometimes, very occasionally they make mistakes. Most of the time they do not. But every day they go out never knowing whether theyre coming back home and their families , their wives and their families, their wives and their families, their wives and their are thinking the same their kids are thinking the same thing. They have to thing. And its they have to know. I think they should be protected the line of doing protected in the line of doing their jobs because, you know, we cant pretend that our cops are like the cops in america. Our police trigger happy in like the cops in america. Our poliway trigger happy in like the cops in america. Our poliway some rigger happy in like the cops in america. Our poliway some ofger happy in like the cops in america. Our poliway some of the happy in like the cops in america. Our poliway some of the copsr in like the cops in america. Our poliway some of the cops in] the way some of the cops in various america are no various parts of america are no evidence. Theres just no evidence. Theres just no evidence back up. But evidence to back that up. But they to be protected they have to be protected because they have to because they cant. They have to know every decision they know that every decision they make is going to be judged make is not going to be judged on the basis of a mob , an angry on the basis of a mob, an angry mob any community that says mob in any community that says this. Is this is about one thing. This is about racism. Thing. This is about racism. This is about whatever they cant be judged because thats where its got to america. Where its got to in america. Thats where its got to and thats where its got to in america. And thats where its got to in amerim worried were heading and thats where its got to in amer but worried were heading and thats where its got to in amerbut also,ed were heading and thats where its got to in amer but also,ed wecanteading in that. But also, they cant be they in a position they cant be in a position where every time they discharge their weapon, they have to wonder whether theyre going to be murder because be charged with murder because that work, because that doesnt work, because as you pointed before, many you pointed out before, not many units are on street. 1 you pointed out before, not many units are on street. 1 in 7 of our terrorism units out our terrorism units are out there imagine scary there tonight. Imagine how scary thatis there tonight. Imagine how scary that is if youre a terrorist and you want do something, and you want to do something, nows do because nows the time to do it, because all these have handed their all these guys have handed their weapons if something weapons in and if something happens, so we weapons in and if something happibeen so we weapons in and if something happibeen reassured so we weapons in and if something happibeen reassured throughout have been reassured throughout the course of the day. Linda , that the army has now linda, that the army has now been stood down because apparently enough officers are now able to patrol the streets. We hope that is true. We certainly hope that is true. But do you agree with sir mark rowley, the Scotland Yard chief, that actually there needs to be increased Legal Protection for officers . Yes. So we wont have an Armed Police Force. Its as simple as that. I dont know anyone who would volunteer protect and serve volunteer to protect and serve communities if theyre at risk of jail time for doing what they need to do during the work that theyre trained to do. So, you theyre trained to do. So, you know, the terrorist threat to the uk is still substantial. Gun crime is rising in two thirds of police areas across england and wales. We need an Armed Police Force and we need to back them and support them because as carol rightly said , these carol quite rightly said, these people jobs we dont people do jobs that we dont want do courage want to do their courage in putting in the line putting themselves in the line of to fire protect and serve because they care about communities. It not same communities. It is not the same as everyday criminals who pre med , agitate or plan murder pre med, agitate or plan murder and killings. These are our police force. We need to back them need to back them and we need to back them now the legal now and reform the Legal Protections that they have. You think but nigel, you dont think the do n