London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges 1300 more police

  • 6 months ago
Ahead of the mayoral election, Sadiq Khan has pledged 1300 police officers if he gets re-elected and a Labour government is voted.
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00:00 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to boost the number of neighbourhood police and community
00:07 support officers on London streets, but only if a Labour government is elected. The mayor,
00:13 who is running for a historic third term at City Hall, said that if he is re-elected he
00:18 will put in place around 1,300 additional neighbourhood officers, PCSOs and special
00:24 constables.
00:27 The mayor has been criticised over the fact that the Met Police were last year the only
00:32 force in England and Wales to miss their recruitment targets. Criticism has come from upcoming
00:38 opponent Susan Hall. Other candidates include Rob Blackie from the Liberal Democrats, Howard
00:43 Cox from Reform UK and Zoe Garbert from the Greens. For more on this and other news ahead
00:49 of the election on May 2nd, head to LondonWorld.com.
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