British PM's request leaves Scotland Yard miffed

British Prime Minister David Cameron has asked a former police chief from New York and Los Angeles, 63-year-old Bill Bratton, to become his temporary crime adviser in a bid to end the unrest in the country

British Prime Minister David Cameron has asked a former police chief from New York and Los Angeles, 63-year-old Bill Bratton, to become his temporary crime adviser in a bid to end the unrest in the country.

This move has angered Scotland Yard's Inspectors Branch Board, who say they are better placed to offer guidance "than an American," the association said in a statement.

In 2009, the queen even awarded Bratton the honorary title of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Courts across London continue to hear cases of the 1,210 people arrested so far after rioting in Britain.

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