By GB News (Politics) | Created at 2025-04-02 18:59:35 | Updated at 2025-04-03 16:04:46
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Yvette Cooper has been told to step in to block the impending sacking of almost 2,000 Met Police officers as London battles a street crime crisis.
Some 1,700 officers, staff and community support officers are set to face the chop with the Met facing down a £260million hole in its budget for the coming year.
Despite receiving additional funding from both central Government and the Mayor of London, the force warns it has been forced into making "substantial tough choices".
And now, the Home Secretary has been subjected to a formal plea to prevent the cuts to frontline services from City Hall crime committee chairwoman Susan Hall - who also accused Sadiq Khan of "faffing around with vanity projects" instead of taking action.
The Home Secretary has been subjected to a formal plea to prevent the cuts to frontline services
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Susan Hall has demanded that the Home Secretary step in
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Sadiq Khan blamed the funding crisis on the previous Government
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"While this new funding decreases our original funding gap from £450million, it leaves us with a £260million shortfall and we will have to make substantial tough choices, reducing our size by over 1,700 officers, staff and PCSOs and therefore our services.
"This places an extraordinary stretch on our dedicated men and women. The Commissioner is incredibly grateful and humbled by what they achieve with increased demand and a rapidly shrinking Met.
"Over the coming months, we will be working with the Home Office, Mayor and Mopac through the Spending Review to put the Met on a financial footing which enables a sustainable workforce plan."
GB News has approached the Home Office for comment.
