Police denounce home secretary for betraying officers over pay
                   
guardian.co.uk     22-May-2008            

The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday had to sit and listen as she was denounced by police officers for "betraying" them over their pay. But this appeared to backfire, with federation leader Jan Berry branding as "distasteful" the timing of the home secretary's announcement. Berry opened... [read full story]                    


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