TERROR WARNING: Britain at risk of radioactive attack…but Cameron has CUT bomb squad
DAVID Cameron was accused of playing fast and loose with British lives today after it emerged he has authorised savage cuts to our terror response capabilities.
By TOM BATCHELOR
Express.co.uk
Fri, Apr 1, 2016
Opponents said the Prime Minister has displayed alarming incompetence as he warned Britain is at risk of a chemical or radioactive attack, just weeks after slashing emergency teams trained to respond to a dirty bomb scenario.
Mr Cameron issued a stark warning earlier today that terrorists will use “whatever materials they can get their hands on” to strike the West.
That could include jihadis armed with nuclear devices or biological agents.
But he faced immediate criticism from Labour, who accused him of cutting the number of emergency vehicles able to respond to a dirty bomb attack.
Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham pointed to a report from December, that highlighted a third of emergency vehicles equipped to deal with major contaminations in England were due to be scrapped by the end of the year.
Mr Burnham said at the time: “It cannot possibly be the right time to cut, by a third, our ability to respond to serious terrorist incidents.
“Not only is it the wrong time, but it is even worse that these plans are being hatched in secret, without any public information or consultation.
“Ministers must put these plans on hold immediately and make a statement to Parliament as soon as it returns.
“It is disgraceful that we’re days away from this happening without any debate.”
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