ES Views Letter of the Day: Unite with Khan to stop police cuts

We are most concerned about the Mayor’s warnings over plans to keep one 24-hour police station open to the public in every borough [June 22].

The Government has made huge cuts to the Met, and the total is expected to rise to £1 billion’s worth since 2010. At the last general election, Londoners made it clear that they felt the Government can no longer protect them on the cheap.

We know what an important job our police do and how crucial community-focused policing is to tackling crime and providing reassurance. Recent tragic events have only underlined how essential their work is and how stretched our police services currently are.

We urge the Government to reconsider these cuts and work with Sadiq Khan and local authorities to keep our police stations open.
Cllr Stephen Alambritis, Leader of Merton council
Cllr Jas Athwal, Leader of Redbridge council
​Cllr Julian Bell, Leader of Ealing Council
​Cllr John Biggs, Leader of Tower Hamlets Council
Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham
​Cllr Muhammed Butt, Leader of Brent Council
​Cllr Clare Coghill, Leader of Waltham Forest Council
​Cllr Stephen Cowan, Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council
​Cllr Steve Curran, Leader of Hounslow Council
Philip Glanville, Mayor of Hackney
​Cllr Georgia Gould, Leader of Camden Council
​Cllr Denise Hyland, Leader of Royal Borough of Greenwich
​Cllr Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council
​Cllr Claire Kober, Leader of Haringey Council
​Cllr Tony Newman, Leader of Croydon Council
​Cllr Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking & Dagenham Council
​Cllr Lib Peck, Leader of Lambeth Council
​Cllr Sachin Shah, Leader of Harrow Council
​Cllr Doug Taylor, Leader of Enfield Council
Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham 

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