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The Mayor is threatening to cut the police budget by £110m - that's 1,692 officers.
Despite hiking his office costs by £527m (320%).
A summer of crime is coming.
@SadiqKhan needs to retake control of the streets.
THREAD 1/14 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53195825
Despite hiking his office costs by £527m (320%).
A summer of crime is coming.
@SadiqKhan needs to retake control of the streets.
THREAD 1/14 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53195825
Crime is rising in London.
Knife crime is up. Burglaries are up. Illegal raves have turned violent from Brixton to Maida Vale.
And with pubs set to reopen on this weekend, police are expecting more chaos.
So we need to support our police — not cut their budgets.
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Knife crime is up. Burglaries are up. Illegal raves have turned violent from Brixton to Maida Vale.
And with pubs set to reopen on this weekend, police are expecting more chaos.
So we need to support our police — not cut their budgets.
2/14
Sadiq Khan is losing control of the streets.
But instead of hiring more officers, he’s planning to cut £110m from police budgets.
That’s the same as sacking 1,692 police officers.
How will cuts help the Mayor take back control of the streets?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8462845/Met-police-chief-Cressida-Dick-vows-tough-Londons-illegal-raves-Priti-Patel.html
3/14
But instead of hiring more officers, he’s planning to cut £110m from police budgets.
That’s the same as sacking 1,692 police officers.
How will cuts help the Mayor take back control of the streets?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8462845/Met-police-chief-Cressida-Dick-vows-tough-Londons-illegal-raves-Priti-Patel.html
3/14
Sadiq Khan is blaming coronavirus for police cuts. He says he’s got no choice.
But he’s not telling the full story.
Leadership is about the choices you make. And the Mayor made a lot of choices long before coronavirus hit.
4/14
But he’s not telling the full story.
Leadership is about the choices you make. And the Mayor made a lot of choices long before coronavirus hit.
4/14
He raised staff spending by nearly £30m (82%) at a time when the Mayor’s powers didn’t expand or increase at all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51126716
5/14
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51126716
5/14
He increased his PR budget by 26%.
And he increased his personal office costs by 58%.
https://www.cityam.com/sadiq-khan-has-increased-press-office-spending-by-26-per-cent-in-four-years/
6/14
And he increased his personal office costs by 58%.
https://www.cityam.com/sadiq-khan-has-increased-press-office-spending-by-26-per-cent-in-four-years/
6/14
He spent over £700k on beach parties.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1139138/sadiq-khan-london-knife-crime-latest-police-funding-beach-party
7/14
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1139138/sadiq-khan-london-knife-crime-latest-police-funding-beach-party
7/14
He spent £10m on a course to tell staff what “colour” their personality was.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/03/met-police-accused-wasting-10m-leadership-training-programme/
8/14
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/03/met-police-accused-wasting-10m-leadership-training-programme/
8/14
He paid out over £30m on golden goodbyes for TfL staff last year alone.
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-annual-report-and-statement-of-accounts-2018-19.pdf
9/14
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-annual-report-and-statement-of-accounts-2018-19.pdf
9/14
He delayed Crossrail repeatedly, which has cost £5bn.
https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/18321527.coronavirus-sadiq-khan-confirms-crossrail-delays/
10/14
https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/18321527.coronavirus-sadiq-khan-confirms-crossrail-delays/
10/14
He introduced a tourist travel subsidy which cost £640m, while travelcard costs continued to rise for commuting Londoners.
https://www.ft.com/content/1b034132-3d36-11ea-b232-000f4477fbca
11/14
https://www.ft.com/content/1b034132-3d36-11ea-b232-000f4477fbca
11/14
And because the Mayor has failed to expand the transport network, he has piled up record debt.
TfL debt now stands at £13bn, the highest it has ever been (and its legal limit.)
That means @SadiqKhan has spent £1.6bn on debt interest since 2016.
https://www.ft.com/content/585f99b6-1887-11e8-9376-4a6390addb44
12/14
TfL debt now stands at £13bn, the highest it has ever been (and its legal limit.)
That means @SadiqKhan has spent £1.6bn on debt interest since 2016.
https://www.ft.com/content/585f99b6-1887-11e8-9376-4a6390addb44
12/14
And now to pay for all this waste, @SadiqKhan wants to cut £110m from our police.
The same police that were under attack just a few days ago.
It seems like Sadiq Khan would rather cut police officers than cut press officers.
But here’s what I’d do.
13/14
The same police that were under attack just a few days ago.
It seems like Sadiq Khan would rather cut police officers than cut press officers.
But here’s what I’d do.
13/14
I’d cut the PR budget. I’d cut waste. I'd treat the City Hall budget seriously.
And I’d hire 8,000 new police officers, taking London's total to 40,000.
The Mayor must protect our police, so they can protect our streets.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/shaun-bailey-london-police-vow-knife-crime-a4374406.html
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And I’d hire 8,000 new police officers, taking London's total to 40,000.
The Mayor must protect our police, so they can protect our streets.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/shaun-bailey-london-police-vow-knife-crime-a4374406.html
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