With 2,000 police officers cut in the West Midlands, crime is soaring, violent crime by 59%. Communities increasingly live in fear, as Ministers are in denial as to the consequences of their actions. Does the Minister not accept that the first duty of any Government is the safety and security of their citizens, and that it is absolutely wrong that under the existing formula the West Midlands cut is in excess of twice that of Surrey?
Police: Financial Sustainability
Proceeding contribution from
Jack Dromey
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 12 September 2018.
It occurred during Urgent question on Police: Financial Sustainability.
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