Theresa May faced outright hostility when she spoke at the Police Federation today, in what became a bruising encounter for the home secretary.
The police are being disrespected and the public are being put at risk. It's time for the government to do one of its U-turns.
Moves to hand police community support officers (PCSOs) more responsibilities on the beat by South Yorkshire police are attracting a fierce backlash from opponents.
Pensions for police officers are costing the taxpayer £2.5 billion a year, according to a report out today.
Efforts to tackle low-level crime by forcing police officers to investigate anti-social behaviour complaints are being criticised as "weak" by the opposition.
Policing minister Nick Herbert has insisted falling police numbers will not necessarily lead to a worse frontline service.
Police are harming community relations by stopping and searching members of the public without explaining what they are doing, their watchdog has said.
Police forces across England and Wales must do more to strengthen themselves against corruption, the police watchdog has said.
There is a financial black hole of half a billion pounds in the country's police forces, according to figures seen by Labour.
Investigators are pledging to make "more arrests and convictions" after making their 3,000th arrest connected to August's riots in the capital.
Action will be taken so that police can arrest members of the public for swearing at them, Boris Johnson has promised.
Boris Johnson's quest to ban swearing at police is wrong, short-sighted and counter-productive.
Read shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper's speech to the 2011 Labour party conference in Liverpool here.
Labour is setting up a "heavyweight" review of the future of policing in England and Wales after the coalition refused to do so.
Responsibility for counter-terrorism operations should be taken from the Metropolitan police and handed to another body, an influential committee of MPs has found.
Read part one of the IPCC's report into police corruption in full on politics.co.uk.
Human rights are at risk from "controversial" anti-terror legislation, a parliamentary committee has said.
London mayor Boris Johnson has reasserted his influence over the appointment of the next Metropolitan police commissioner in an evidence session with MPs.
A disabled protestor who was dragged out his wheelchair by police and hit with a baton has partially won his appeal.
The police watchdog has launched an investigation after a 25-year-old man died after being pepper sprayed by police officers.
The current outpouring of sympathy for the police sets a dangerous precedent. We need to be critical of their methods if we're to prevent more disorder.
Former Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson will not be investigated over his decisions in the phone-hacking case, the police watchdog has announced.
Londoners are close to finding out who will take over the Met during one of the most chaotic periods of its history.
The coalition is to conduct a major review covering all aspects of what David Cameron has called Britain's "broken society".
David Cameron's enthusiasm for a zero tolerance approach to crime in the wake of last week's rioting is meeting serious opposition from senior police figures.
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