Why are troops being deployed on the streets of the UK?

Under operation Temperer the British army is to deploy about 900 troops around the UK to support police and free up officers to focus on other duties, including making arrests.

The troops will be stationed from Wednesday, replacing police guards at No 10 Downing Street, parliament and Buckingham Palace, and elsewhere around London. Theresa May said the deployment "would help police keep the public safe."



Police officers in Manchester and elsewhere will discuss specific deployments with their military regional counterparts. The soldiers will be in uniform but under the command of the police. Ewen MacAskill