"Officers in the squad have fought against the decision and are said to be devastated by the move. It comes as the Met faces a 260 million gap in its funding and cuts needed to close it. However, Barry Phillips of the Flying Squad Association criticised the move to take guns away from officers. He told the Sun: Armed robbers will be laughing their socks off."
"Formed in 1918, the Flying Squad has a reputation for catching criminals in London including kidnappers and robbers. The man was found within hours after the robbery at the art gallery in Fitzrovia. Mr Phillips said: Crime trends change but there are other Met units carrying out investigations that could have been done under the Flying Squad's name. This decision to take away guns is the end of the squad as we know it. The Met was contacted for comment."
The Met is removing firearms from the Flying Squad amid a 260 million funding gap requiring cuts. Officers in the squad fought the decision and are reported as devastated. The Flying Squad Association criticised the removal, warning that armed robbers will be emboldened. Formed in 1918, the Flying Squad has a reputation for catching kidnappers and robbers across London. A suspect was found within hours of a robbery at an art gallery in Fitzrovia. The association noted that crime trends change and that other Met units carry out similar investigations, asserting that removing guns amounts to the end of the squad as known.
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