The Metropolitan Police is enlisting armed officers from other forces to provide support as scores of its own officers have stepped back from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of their colleagues.
The crisis unfolded after a Met Police officer was charged with the murder of 24-year-old Chris Kaba, who tragically lost his life in September last year in Streatham Hill, south London. The officer, known only as NX121 due to an anonymity order, now faces this grave charge.