Jim Cunningham
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(13 years, 3 months ago)
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
Is my right hon. Friend aware that more than 2,000 police officers will go in the west midlands under the proposals?
Yvette Cooper
My hon. Friend is right: West Midlands police are being heavily affected and are set to lose a large number of police officers. That is already having an effect on communities across the area, with some police officers reporting considerable difficulties as a result of the recruitment freeze that has had to be implemented and the consequences that is having on their ability to go to neighbourhood meetings and to respond to concerns that are raised with them.