Home Secretary given cool response by the Police Federation

Home Secretary given cool response by the Police Federation; ENGLAND: Dorset: Bournemouth:INTTheresa May MP (Home Secretary) introduced by TV Presenter John Stapleton and walking to the podium in silenceTheresa May (Home Secretary) speech SOT - SPEECH HEARD IN SILENCE- Thank you Paul.Let me be frank. Not all of you will like some of the decisions I have taken. And not all of you will like what I have to say.But it's not my job to duck the difficult decisions and to tell you what you want to hear.It's my job to tell it like it is, to take the difficult decisions that are needed to get the police through these tough times, and to put policing on a sustainable footing for future generations.In Britain we have the finest police officers in the world. Our police don’t strut around with hand guns and dark glasses. You don’t stand back behind barricades.You treat the public with respect. You get out into the community. You treat people fairly and you presume they’re innocent until proven guilty. You go unarmed into dangerous situations. You put yourselves in harm's way to keep us safe. And for that, every single person in this country owes you an enormous debt of gratitude.After the recent protests in London, I went to Parliament and praised the actions of the police officers who kept the rule of law on our capital’s streets.It’s easy to sit at a dinner party or, dare I say it, in the House of Commons, and criticise the police. But those people aren’t the ones confronting violent thugs armed with bottles, stones, flares and petrol bombs.The police officers who put themselves on the line to keep the streets of London safe did a magnificent job under the most extreme provocation.They didn't retreat behind barricades and fire tear gas. They held the line, face-to-face with those who would do them harm. That’s the British way of policing – and it’s the right way of policing.Policing of the public, by police who are the publi...