MAYOR’S PLEDGE OF 1000 EXTRA POLICE IS MISLEADING
The Mayor admitted today before the London Assembly that his pledge of
1000 extra police was not as a result of his budget.
Commenting on the Mayor’s misleading budget pledge, Policing Spokesman
for the London Assembly Liberal Democrats, Graham Tope said:
“The Mayor promised London 1000 extra police but they certainly won’t
be as a result of his budget. The Government and London boroughs will
be providing the majority of extra police.
“The Mayor would actually be responsible for a fall in the number of
police in London by 525, if it were not for Government and London
borough funding. The Mayor is taking credit for the hard work of
others.
“If the Mayor’s headline pledge for the budget is a lie, imagine what
rot lies beneath this empty promise. This is blatant spin on the
Mayor’s part.”
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