Early Day Motion·EDM 1771

POLICE OPERATIONS IN LONDON ON 28 APRIL 2011

28 April 20114 Signatures

Primary sponsor

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

Motion Text

That this House notes with concern that a number of raids of various locations in London were undertaken on 28 April 2011 by the Metropolitan Police in what appears to have been a pre-emptive strike against any potential protestors prior to the Royal wedding the following day; considers that this was a disproportionate response, using large numbers of police officers who would have been better deployed in tackling crime and preventing terrorism; and calls on the Home Secretary and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to provide a report to the House on the planning, execution and outcome of these raids.