article_snippet: Boris Johnson spent £220,000 last year buying three water cannon to use in public emergencies, such as the London riots, but Theresa has today refused to approve their use (file image)
article_snippet: My view is their need to get on and equip the police with the water cannon their need, or might need.
article_snippet: A spokesman for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime defended the decision to purchase the cannon, pointing towards support for them among Londoners.
article_snippet: A spokesman for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime said: ‘Independent polling shows that the majority of Londoners support the police having water cannon at the police disposal for use in exceptional circumstances. '
article_snippet: the London Mayor has made the London Mayor position clear and awaits the decision to purchase the cannon.
article_snippet: Water cannon have been used in Northern Ireland to quell public order incidents, but never on the UK mainland.
article_snippet: Last summer The Prime Minister’s spokesman also endorsed their use, saying The Prime Ministersupports’ the police’s application for water cannon.
article_snippet: Police argue water cannon would be useful in a static confrontation where there is a need to create space between police lines and violent crowds.
highlights_snippet: Boris Johnson spent £220,000 on buying three used water cannon last year .
  