Police delegates jeer Diane Abbott over comments on spit hoods

Shadow home secretary runs into difficulty at Police Federation conference as she fails to back use of controversial protectionDiane Abbott’s attempt to woo the Police Federation ended up with her being jeered as she failed to back officers having controversial protective equipment to save them from being spat at.
Abbott went to the federation’s conference armed with promises that Labour would fund 10,000 more officers if elected and rhetoric attacking years of cuts to police funding