Conservative chairman Kevn Hollinrake has admitted his party was wrong to cut police numbers.
Mr Hollinrake was pressed on the issue by Andrew Pierce on GB News’ political show Camilla Tominey Today.
Asked if it was wrong to have cut numbers he said: “Yeah it was, it was a mistake and I think we thought we could control crime by other means. We were trying to protect the public funds, but it was a mistake. That’s the reality. We’ve now said we’ll increase numbers and we need them to be visible.”
Pressed on whether all police should all be given tasers he said: “I’m not experienced in operational policing but that sounds eminently sensible to me. Any officer who had to deal with a situation like yesterday to not send them with anything seems wrong. Having access to a taser seems very sensible.”
Meanwhile the heroic bravery of everyday Britons has been praised in the aftermath of the gruesome train attack on Saturday evening.
On Sunday morning in the wake of the attack, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor Paul Bristow lauded “everyday people doing extraordinary things”.
He further paid tribute to the gentleman who reportedly sheltered a young girl from the Cambridgeshire train stabbings suspect.
It is believed that, on Saturday night, a man with a large knife went on a bloody rampage through the high-speed train after it departed Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire.
Ten individuals sustained injuries and were subsequently taken to hospital, while two continue to fight for their lives.
Delivering an update, superintendent John Loveless told GB News: “I would like to thank the public personally for their patience and their cooperation yesterday evening, which is already greatly assisted our investigation through the help the public attended, as well as the multi-agency response partners from colleagues in other blue light services.
“I’d like to extend my thanks to our colleagues within Cambridgeshire Police, the East of England Ambulance Service, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service and counter-terrorism policing.”