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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dominic McGrath

Police failings not ‘arguments against authority’, says Gove

PA Wire

The police cannot “curl up into a ball” following a series of high-profile failings, Michael Gove has said, as he warned against allowing concerns to be used as an “argument against authority”.

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary on Tuesday appeared to rubbish any suggestion that concerns about British policing might clash with the Government’s decision to hand officers more powers to tackle anti-social behaviour.

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