Sentences with phrase «supporting water cannon»
Clegg was joined by Liberal Democrat Home Office minister Norman Baker, who accused Johnson of trying to «bounce» the government into supporting water cannon.
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However, police personnel armed to the teeth, including support of armoured personnel carriers, mobilized to the scene and dispersed the protesters with use of tear gas and water cannons.
«Independent polling shows that the majority of Londoners support the police having water cannon at their disposal for use in exceptional circumstances,» a spokesperson for the mayor's office of policing and crime said.
Clegg and Baker's comments came as the prime minister came out in support of deploying water cannon.
Mr Johnson says that the decision to buy the water cannons had the support of the prime minister and the people of London as found in a poll he quotes saying that 68 % were in favour of their use.