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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Met Police funding boost to tackle protests but cash fails to plug reported shortfall

Funding for the Metropolitan Police will increase, partly due to a "substantial increase in protest activity" in recent years - (PA)

Met Police funding will increase by tens-of-millions of pounds next year to help the force tackle the growing number of protests in London, the Home Office confirmed on Tuesday.

Scotland Yard and City of London Police will receive £255.2 million through the national and international capital city grant, a £65 million increase on 2024/25.

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