The Metropolitan Police are seeking a licence by the Home Secretary to enable them to use water cannons at times of serious public disorder and funding from the Mayor of London to buy them.   The Mayor has accepted the broad principle for the Metropolitan Police to have access to water cannon.

What do you think?

It is a controversial decision and there is a short consultation underway with Londoners ending on 28th February 2014.  You can feed in your views via the Greater London Authority website

Liberal Democrat Assembly Member, Caroline Pidgeon, will be questioning the Deputy Mayor for Policing at the Police and Crime Committee on 30 January 2014 10am at City Hall.  You can send comments to her and your local Councillors.

There will also be a special public meeting hosted by the Metropolitan Police Service and the Deputy Mayor at City Hall on the evening of 17 February 2014.