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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Catholic officers ‘asking if they should bring firearms to mass’ after PSNI leak

Simon Byrne seen speaking with officers alongside an armoured police vehicle
Simon Byrne (right), who resigned as PSNI chief constable on Monday, seen speaking with officers in Ardoyne, Belfast, in July. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA

Catholic officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have been asking if they should bring their personal firearms to mass, such is their concern in the wake of a disastrous data breach, MPs have been told.

PSNI officers and civilian staff feel frightened and betrayed by their employer, members of representative bodies told the House of Commons’ Northern Ireland affairs committee, and are looking towards the UK government to provide large-scale funding to help.

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