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

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At breaking point: the police are struggling to cope in the wake of severe budget cuts

10 July 2017

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