Lib Dems on Policing: promises by press release are well and good but Govt must deliver

EMBARGO: 2230 Sunday 25th January

Responding to the Government's announcement on police response times, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson said:

“Promises by press release are all well and good, but the Government must deliver.

“Labour already promised the public 13,000 more police officers, but instead officer numbers have fallen - by March this year, we had 4,000 fewer officers than the year before. That’s simply not good enough.  

“If the Government is serious about restoring neighbourhood policing, it needs to step up, get this right, and get more officers back onto our streets.”

ENDS