2007 Political Soundbite of the Year

And the award goes to … Tony McNulty, Home Office Minister:

“Events such as this highlight the dangers that our police officers face every day when protecting the public.”

Events such as what? Well apparently a 48-year old policeman has collapsed whilst trying to arrest a man at a “domestic”. A post-mortem will be carried out to find the cause of death. So it could just be that the poor bloke had a heart attack due to the exertion or stress of the job. In which case, don’t the public need protecting from officers who might drop down dead whilst driving a car in a pursuit?

What dangers is McNulty referring to? Poor health screening? Too many pies blatantly on sale?