Home Sec heckled by police

The Home Secretary is "on the precipice of destroying a police service that is admired and replicated throughout the world", rank-and-file officers said today.

Theresa May's reforms, some of the most radical changes in more than 30 years, will fundamentally change the dynamics of policing, the Police Federation said.

The warning comes as Mrs May prepares to address the federation's annual conference in Bournemouth, less than a week after 30,000 officers marched through London to protest against changes to pay, terms and conditions.