London police chief commissioner Cressida Dick did not give any further clarity on COVID-19 lockdown travel rules, except by asking people to use "common sense" on what a local journey is by what "feels essential".
Speaking during an interview on a visit to ambulance staff and paramedics at Wembley Stadium in west London on Wednesday evening, Dick said British government guidance on what is deemed a "local" distance is still not defined by law.
She does believe her officers are doing "a brilliant job" and only intervening when "somebody is absolutely, fragrantly breaching, should have known better, or refuses to comply with the law".
"The question we have to ask is, is this essential and if so, does it feel to me like it's local and if it does, and you need to do it, and it's within the law and it's local, well fine. But we should all be trying to stay at home more," said Dick.
With 30,000 serving officers in London, the commissioner said some specialist police drivers will soon be assisting the National Health Service by driving ambulances.
However, Dick expressed concerns at frontline staff who have been putting themselves at risk by getting "up close and personal" with members of the public in enforcing lockdown regulations not being among the first to receive the vaccine in the UK.
"If I have read it right, 32 million people, including people like me and my whole management board who aren't frontline, are going to get a vaccination before my frontline guys and girls, doesn't feel right to me," said Dick.
The police chief said she would be speaking to the government on the subject to "prioritise properly" all frontline officers in the "mission-critical service" to be first in line for the jab.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday Britain is targeting a 24-hour, 7-day a week COVID-19 vaccination programme as soon as possible, with daily coronavrius deaths at record highs.
Across the United Kingdom, there are 15 million people in the highest priority groups. With 2.6 million first vaccine doses administered so far, the government needs more than 2 million vaccinations a week to hit its target.
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