A new national armed police force to respond to a Paris-style terror attack is under consideration by the Government.
The 4,000 strong unit would combine firearms officers from the British Transport Police, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary and the Ministry of Defence police, according to the Financial Times.
The new unit is expected to be a highly mobile team with unified equipment and communications.
As well as protecting the country’s infrastructure, including power stations, airports, railways and ports, the unit would be expected to respond to marauding attacks by armed gunmen such as the atrocities in Paris and Mumbai.
Local police forces would continue to operate their own armed units and the proposals would not involve the recruitment of any extra armed officers.
Former prime minister David Cameron announced the recruitment of an extra 1,500 firearms officers to bolster defences against a terror attacks, including an extra 600 officers in London.
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