Paul Mckeever

Tributes Paid To Head Of Police Federation

PA | Posted 18.01.2013 | UK

Head of the Police Federation for England and Wales Paul McKeever has died after suffering an embolism. Federation chairman Mr McKeever died on Thu...

Police Federation To Review Handling Of 'Plebgate'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.12.2012 | UK Politics

An independent review has been ordered by the body representing rank-and-file police officers into "issues" raised by its handling of the "plebgate" r...

20,000 Police Take To The Streets Over 'Unsafe' Cuts

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK

More than 20,000 off-duty police officers took to the streets on Thursday as they warned that Government cuts are putting public safety at risk. Th...

Police Officers Protest Budget Cuts With 'Black Cap' March

PA | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK

Up to 16,000 off-duty officers will don black caps representing each officer expected to be lost under the government's budget cuts as they take to th...

Police Officers Protest Budget Cuts With 'Black Cap' March

PA | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK

More than 20,000 off-duty police officers took to the streets as they warned that government cuts are putting public safety at risk. Many of the of...

Newspaper Exec Advised Policemen On Becoming Yard commissioner, Leveson Hears

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.06.2012 | UK

Former News of the World executive Neil Wallis advised two former senior policemen on how to get the job of Scotland Yard commissioner, the Leveson In...

Neil Wallis Gives Second Round Of Evidence To Leveson Inquiry

The Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK

Former News of the World executive editor Neil Wallis has defended his "symbiotic" relationships to senior Metropolitan police officers as just "how j...

'Sensationalist' Media Hindered Suffolk Strangler Probe

The Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK

Former Suffolk chief detective Stewart Gull, who led the hunt for the 2006 'Suffolk Strangler' who killed five prostitutes near Ipswich, told the Leve...

Rank-And-File Police To Protest Changes To Pay And Conditions

PA | Posted 30.05.2012 | UK

Rank-and file police officers are to stage a protest over proposed changes to their pay and conditions. The Police Federation, which would not conf...

'A Mess Of Glorified Bouncers'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.03.2012 | UK Politics

The UK's chief representative of rank and file police officers has launched a vicious attack on what he sees as plans to "privatise" elements of the s...

Heading for a Catastrophe

Paul McKeever | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK Politics
Paul McKeever

The privatisation of the police service will have a detrimental effect on public safety and the level of service they expect and deserve from us. I don't say this lightly, I am genuinely outraged by what is happening to the greatest police service in the world.

Now is Not the Right Time for Police and Crime Commissioners

Paul McKeever | Posted 25.12.2011 | UK Politics
Paul McKeever

Handing power from central government over to a handful of individuals to set plans, hire and fire chief officers, including chief constable, and manage the multi-million pound police budget without any pilot scheme is a risky business.

Police Cutbacks 'Playing Fast And Loose With Public's Safety'

PA | Posted 28.11.2011 | UK Politics

The Government is "playing fast and loose" with the public's safety by cutting police numbers, the chairman of the federation which rep...

Remember to Forget

Paul McKeever | Posted 19.11.2011 | UK Politics
Paul McKeever

The Metropolitan Police has a new commissioner after what has been a traumatic couple of months for London and the rest of the county's police service.

Yvonne Fletcher - new Hope for Justice

Paul McKeever | Posted 05.11.2011 | UK Politics
Paul McKeever

Yvonne was shot dead in broad daylight whilst trying to police a protest outside of the Libyan Embassy 27 years ago. Criminals, terrorists and murderers have to know that no matter how long after the crime, the truth will catch up with them.

Police Reform Talks End In 'Anger And Disappointment' For Officers

The Huffington Post | Michael Rundle | Posted 25.09.2011 | UK

Negotiations over police cuts between officials and police staff ended in failure on Tuesday, with officers claiming that government reforms were bein...

Police Wait For Review On Cuts

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 19.09.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Police forces are due to be told whether they can cope with controversial Government spending cuts. Inspectors reviewing chall...

Michael Rundle

Police Prepare To Rally Against Cuts As Pay Freeze Looms

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.09.2011 | UK Politics

On July 13 the Police Federation of England and Wales, the organisation which represents rank and file officers, will be holding a meeting at Westmins...