Kent MP Urges Threat-Based Review of Prince Harry Security as 6 Terror Plots Surface
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Updated · Kent Online · Aug 23
Kent MP Urges Threat-Based Review of Prince Harry Security as 6 Terror Plots Surface
1 articles · Updated · Kent Online · Aug 23
Summary
Mike Tapp, a Labour MP with counter-terrorism experience, said any police protection for Prince Harry and his family should be decided solely on assessed threat, not politics or public opinion.
The intervention comes as Harry and Meghan prepare to move from California to a private UK home with Archie and Lilibet, putting renewed focus on what taxpayer-funded security they may receive.
Ravec, the Home Office-overseen body that sets protective security for royals and VIPs, is reconsidering the family's circumstances after Harry lost automatic police protection when he stepped back from royal duties in 2020.
A private security report cited by ITV News last month said Harry had been the target of six terrorist plots, five originating in the UK, and judged the threat against him higher in Britain than in the United States.
The dispute matters because Harry has long said security concerns were a key reason for limiting his family's visits to Britain, while the Home Office says individual arrangements are kept confidential.