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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Jacob Phillips

Met Police boss fears funding cuts could lead to loss of 2,300 officers

The Met Police fears it could have to cut as many as 2,300 officers due to a funding squeeze, having a “seriously detrimental impact” on the force’s ability to fight crime.

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley cautioned on Tuesday that officers will have to be taken off the streets of London due to a £450million funding gap.

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