Prime Minister gives police new powers to deal with rioters!

LONDON, England - August 11, 2011 - Prime Minister David Cameron has outlined a number of new police powers that are being considered in the wake of the UK riots.

Mr. Cameron announced that police would be given new powers to demand suspected criminals remove facemasks while ministers were also looking at whether any wider powers of curfew were necessary.

He said they were also looking with the police, intelligence services and industry at whether it was possible to stop people plotting disorder through social media websites.

Mr. Cameron said that while he did not want to break away from the traditional "British model" of policing by putting troops on the streets, ministers were looking at whether the Army could take on some police tasks to free up more officers for the front lines.

"Nothing should be off the table. Every contingency is being (examined)," he said.