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Dominic Casciani
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Here are some facts rather than “reports”: Water cannons bought by Boris Johnson (as London’s Mayor) were banned by then Home Secretary Theresa May in 2015. Then they were sold off. Water cannons have never been used in disturbances in the UK other than NI.
Here are more facts than you cpuld ever want about the unauthorised Boris Johnson water cannons & why they were banned and sold off: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
And here is the source link setting out government policy on why water cannons are not authorised: gov.uk/government/spe…
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