Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner has said she will continue "representing the views of the public" after a vote of no-confidence from Plymouth City Council which called on her to be sacked.

The Tory and Ukip-controlled council passed the motion, put forward by the Labour group, yesterday as a result of comments Conservative commissioner Alison Hernandez made on the radio last month, which appeared to suport the idea of armed vigilantes tackling terrorists.

The motion, which  stated that the council is "extremely alarmed" at Ms Hernandez' comment that she would “really be interested” in the idea, which showed her to be "unfit and unsuitable for office."

It added: "We endorse Deputy Chief Constable Paul Netherton’s view that it would be 'definitely an emphatic no' to non-police officers taking up arms."

The council also called on the its chief executive to ask the Home Secretary to remove Ms Hernandez from office, and in the meantime to write to the chair of the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel to request that he table a vote of no confidence for its next meeting.

Ms Hernandez issued a response this morning, saying she was "disappointed" about the vote, and she does not believe it "represents the wider Plymouth community."

She said: "It will not detract me from representing the views of the public which is central to my role.  As previously stated, I don’t want to see armed vigilantes roaming the streets, but a discussion about how the public responds to any immediate terror threat is completely valid.

"Freedom of speech and the ability to have open public debate about the issues raised with me will continue. I want to assure our communities in Plymouth, and across the force area, that I will work with the chief constable to improve the safety on our streets and in our homes."