Why are Met Police numbers falling and what did Sadiq Khan promise?

Why are Met Police numbers falling and what did Sadiq Khan promise?

Fingers have been pointed over the fact that the force is more than 3000 officers lighter than in 2023

Row over policing numbers in London as Khan under pressure to hit election pledge

The London mayor promised to put 1,300 extra police officers, community support officers and special constables on the streets by 2028, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Sadiq Khan poses with Met Police officers (credit James O’Jenkins-City Hall) City Hall has been criticised for blaming the previous Conservative government’s funding of policing in London for the current shortfall of officers. The Metropolitan Police has recently a…