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    Met police want water cannon ready to use in Britain by summer
    Theresa May has rejected a request for government funds to buy water cannon, letter to Boris Johnson reveals

    Boris Johnson wrote to Theresa May about water cannon this week: 'I am aware you have declined to make funds available.' Photograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images
    Britain's biggest police force wants water cannon ready to be used on the streets of mainland Britain by this summer, official letters reveal.

    The documents also show that a request for the government to fund the controversial purchase has been rejected by the home secretary, Theresa May.

    Public consultations on the deployment of water cannon will begin within weeks and a formal decision made next month.

    Water cannon have not previously been available to police on mainland Britain, and their use has been limited to Northern Ireland.

    In a letter sent on Monday by Boris Johnson to May, the London mayor explains his reasoning, saying it is a direct result of the 2011 riots that started in London before spreading, becoming the most serious and widespread riots to hit England in decades.

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