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Plans to make police body armour ‘less intimidating’ were blasted last night as half-baked ‘politically correct’ nonsense.
Tory MPs reacted in fury after Government experts asked for help in ‘improving public perception of policing’ by redesigning their protective equipment.
The MoS can reveal that the plan could include officers ditching their existing body armour for ‘recognisable brands, covert armour or modern designs that look less intimidating’.
The suggestion comes in an official ‘request for information’ issued by the Government’s Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) which includes the famous Porton Down research centre.
Home Office sources played down the idea of less menacing body armour, saying the real object of the DSTL’s request was redesigning body armour to fit women and away from the current ‘men only’ shapes.
'Too intimidating': The protective equipment faces a major redesign. Pictured: an armed police officer guarding the gates to Downing Street in London
