Police widows campaigning for a better pensions deal today said changes to the system do not go far enough.

They vowed to keep fighting for full entitlement for everyone who has lost a husband or wife from the force.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that partners of officers killed in the line of duty should no longer lose their payments if they remarry.

However, that does not include others whose partners have died through illness or an accident.

They would still have their pensions withdrawn if they found love again.

Carole Hudson, of Holland-on-Sea, has pressed for the loophole to be closed for several years.

Her husband Peter was an inspector at Clacton and Harwich who died of cancer in his 50s.

He paid into his pension for 33 years, yet should Mrs Hudson find love again, she would lose the pension rights.

Mrs Hudson told the Gazette: "I'm pleased with the announcement, but I do feel it should be for all widows, otherwise it's discrimination.

"Because my husband wasn't murdered or killed in an accident on the job, that would mean my pension would be taken away if I remarried. The fight goes on."

Also supporting her is Sue Bishop, whose husband Brian was shot following a Post Office robbery in Frinton in 1984.

According to Wednesday's announcement, Mrs Bishop would continue to get a pension if she met another man.

She feels the policy should be more comprehensive.

She said: "This is a step in the right direction but it could also be seen as divisive."

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