Liberal Democrat MP challenges Home Secretary on Policing in the West Midlands (Birmingham Liberal Democrats)

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Liberal Democrat MP challenges Home Secretary on Policing in the West Midlands

February 3, 2006 4:00 PM

Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Keetch challenged the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke MP over police force mergers in a recent debate in the House of Commons. The MP is against the merger of West Mercia Constabulary with a greater West Midlands Police Force, which would combine West Mercia with Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton and other urban areas.

Commenting, following the debate, Mr Keetch said "This is another example of the Government riding roughshod over local opinion. The West Mercia Constabulary is one of the most effective in the country and the threat of a merger with a regional super force would have a profound affect particularly on local policing."