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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Anthony France

Sadiq Khan’s policing deputy knew half of police front desks closing in London but ‘didn’t say anything’

London’s new deputy mayor for policing and crime came under fire during a heated City Hall meeting over Metropolitan Police plans to close half its front desks to save money.

Kaya Comer-Schwartz was forced to admit she knew the scale of cuts in June or July, prompting one angry member to ask what the point is of her £151,465-a year role.

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