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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomes the prime minister’s intervention in the planned early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers, saying the force needs to feel “that sense of support” from the government and the general public. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00The ups and downs of decision making on the Harper case have left officers across the country upset and saddened
00:05about it.
00:05It's good the Prime Minister has clearly recognised that something needs to change and he's asked for some plans to
00:12be put in place and that's to be welcomed.
00:14I also think there's a wider question about the level support officers feel for the difficult jobs they do today.
00:21I've been really struck by talking to colleagues here who were policing the streets of London in 60s, 70s and
00:2580s
00:27and they look at what officers are facing on the streets today and they're saying that looks a lot harder
00:31than I faced then.
00:33The stick, the grief, the lack of support they get, they comment on it looking different
00:37and if we want our fantastic people, men and women across the country to have the confidence on the streets
00:42we need that sense of support and sorting out the Harper case is a good step on that journey.
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