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UK's top police officer Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe forgets anti-terrorism hotline number live on air UK's top police officer Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe forgets anti-terrorism hotline number live on air
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The UK's most senior police officer couldn't remember the anti-terrorism hotline number – after being challenged on live radio over the success of an awareness campaign.The UK's most senior police officer couldn't remember the anti-terrorism hotline number – after being challenged on live radio over the success of an awareness campaign.
Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe was asked to repeat the freephone number by LBC host Nick Ferrari after a former serviceman called in to say he had not seen it publicised.Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe was asked to repeat the freephone number by LBC host Nick Ferrari after a former serviceman called in to say he had not seen it publicised.
Sir Bernard said: “At this second I must admit I haven't got it with me - it's an 0800 number, so it's free ... Every other time I've been in (to the LBC phone-in) I think I have actually mentioned it.Sir Bernard said: “At this second I must admit I haven't got it with me - it's an 0800 number, so it's free ... Every other time I've been in (to the LBC phone-in) I think I have actually mentioned it.
”You could argue it's an unmemorable number.“ "You could argue it's an unmemorable number."
The commissioner was later informed the hotline number is 0800 789 321.The commissioner was later informed the hotline number is 0800 789 321.
He added: ”It's ascending and descending numbers. It is probably not that easy to remember - as I've just highlighted.“ He added: "It's ascending and descending numbers. It is probably not that easy to remember - as I've just highlighted."