SADIQ Khan has blasted the police after a bag of guns was left out on the street outside his house in a shocking security blunder.
The armed guards who had been stationed outside the Mayor of home are believed to have forgotten the holdall, found on the kerb on Tuesday evening, .
Khan has blasted the police after a bag of guns was left out on the street outside his houseCredit: PA
The holdall was found the same night mobs gathered on Clapham High StreetCredit: Instagram
Five officers have since been temporarily suspended from service, as officials conduct a review.
slammed the force: “This is a very serious incident, which has been referred to the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.”
The Mayor, who receives 24-hour armed protection after repeated threats to his safety, added: “The Met must now take all steps to ensure an incident like this never occurs again.”
The married dad of two revealed how he has 15 officers on a team keeping him safe “around the clock”.
He said he needs protection due to the “colour of his skin and the god he worships” and said it was “tough” on his family.
That night , just a short distance from the Mayor’s South London family home.
A pregnant passer-by who saw the bag at around 9:40pm riskily kicked it before telling her partner.
He took in the haul, which included an MP5 semi-automatic Heckler & Koch carbine, a Glock pistol, Taser and ammunition.
Jordan Griffiths, who called cops, said: “My partner saw the bag sitting in the road by the kerbside and became suspicious.
“She went over to it and kicked it to see what it might be. But it was really heavy and didn’t move.
“It was lucky one of the guns inside didn’t go off or else she and our baby due next month could have been shot and killed.”
Jordan’s girlfriend went indoors and told him about the bag.
Scaffolder Jordan said: “I went out to have a look and picked up the bag and it was really heavy.
“I thought it might be full of coins and took it inside using both my hands because of its weight.
“I took it upstairs and put it on my bed and opened the bag up. I could not believe my eyes.
Jordan laid the guns out on the bed and took a photo of them with his phone before calling .
In a statement, a spokesperson from the Directorate of Professional Standards said: “A member of the public called police after finding a bag containing Met-issued firearms and a Taser on a street in south London.
“Within seven minutes of the call to police, officers arrived at the scene and safely recovered the items.
“At this stage it is believed the bag was misplaced by on-duty officers a short time before the member of the public located it.”
An Austrian Glock 17 pistol, fitted with at least ten rounds, was in the bagCredit: Alamy
The Mayor receives 24-hour armed protection after repeated threats to his safetyCredit: n.c
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