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trinidad Wrote:

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> I think it is the mayor of London, but do people

> still attend police stations?



The Met's budget is set by the Home Office and has been cut year on year ever since the Tories took office in 2010. Sadiq Khan has consistently protested against the government cuts and has provided ?27M from the mayoral budget this year to try to mitigate the worst effects.

rendelharris Wrote:

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>

> The Met's budget is set by the Home Office and has

> been cut year on year ever since the Tories took

> office in 2010.


Not true. At least not in cash terms.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40354815

Loz Wrote:

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> rendelharris Wrote:

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> >

> > The Met's budget is set by the Home Office and

> has

> > been cut year on year ever since the Tories

> took

> > office in 2010.

>

> Not true. At least not in cash terms.

>

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40354815


The independent calls it a disputed figure


"Shoplifting, car crime and criminal damage are among the ?lower level? offences that officers may not probe as the force works to save ?400m by 2020 ? a figure disputed by the Government."


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-spending-cuts-400-million-funding-london-crimes-not-investigated-burglary-assault-a8002746.html



Cressida Dick has repeated this figure yesterday


"Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said yesterday that it was ?incredible to think? her force was being asked to save ?400 million over the next five years, on top of ?600 million of previous cuts. "


https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/stop-grumbling-over-funding-and-start-cutting-crime-amber-rudd-tells-sadiq-khan-a3673626.html


who do we believe ?

Loz Wrote:

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> rendelharris Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> >

> > The Met's budget is set by the Home Office and

> has

> > been cut year on year ever since the Tories

> took

> > office in 2010.

>

> Not true. At least not in cash terms.

>

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40354815


Fair enough, please insert "in real terms" after the second "year"! I think everyone understands that with inflation no rise is a de facto cut, don't they? Or should the Met stop complaining because they're getting more than they had in 1970?

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