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Jacqui Smith faces police wrath
HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith was today likely to face the wrath of the nation's police as she addressed at their annual conference.
The Redditch MP was addressing the Police Federation, the day after officers demanded the right to strike.
The Police Federation of England and Wales published results of a poll of 140,000 officers which asked whether they should begin lobbying for the same rights as other workers.
Results released at the federation's annual conference in Bournemouth showed 86 per cent said officers should have "full industrial rights" if the Government was not bound to arbitration deals on pay.
Federation chairman Jan Berry said: "This is a wake-up call for the Government."
Police are banned from taking industrial action.
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