May backs Met’s get-tough tactics against thieves on mopeds

Theresa May has defended the tough new tactics used by the Metropolitan police to stop thieves on mopeds, saying the officers are “absolutely right”.The police released footage last month showing officers “tipping” thieves on to the ground by driving their patrol cars into the mopeds.Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, tweeted: “Knocking people off bikes is potentially very dangerous.