Suella Braverman backs officers handing in guns after Chris Kaba murder charge

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Sunday, the home secretary said she had ordered a review into armed policing, adding “we depend on our brave firearms officers to protect us”. Her comments on Twitter were met with criticism from Labour MPs – including former shadow attorney general Karl Turner and shadow business secretary John Denham – alongside human rights lawyers and a former chief prosecutor. Former shadow business secretary John Denham asked on social media: “Has there ever in modern times been a worse, more ill-judged interference by a home secretary in the course of a criminal prosecution?” Mr Kaba was shot and killed in south London in 2022 Labour MP and lawyer Karl Turner, a former shadow attorney general, said: “It is incredibly ill-advised for any government minister, not least a former attorney general, and current home secretary to be commenting on a criminal prosecution. She added: “It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.” Armed officers have turned in their weapons due to concerns following a colleague being charged with murder Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and senior officers have held a series of meetings with around 70 firearms officers this week to discuss officers’ concerns over the murder charge.