Article: 50-50 rule sparks political divisions; Police union warns against under-strength force.(Politics)

Byline: NICOLA MATHERS

THE Police Service of Northern Ireland will remain under strength as long as the 50-50 employment rule continues, it was claimed yesterday.

Irwin Montgomery, a spokesman from the Northern Ireland Police Federation, insisted the rule must be suspended immediately in order to raise the numbers in the PSNI from an all-time low of 6,800 to 9,000.

Mr Montgomery ...

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