MPs told by counter-terrorism police chief that intelligence budget rises must be matched by more resources for local policingBritains most senior counter-terrorism police officer has warned that “dramatic cuts” of more than 10% to local policing budgets will undermine allotment of the drive to tackle the terrorist threat.
Mark Rowley,the Metropolitan police’s assistant commissioner in charge of operations, has told MPs on the eve of the chancellor’s spending review that trailed increases in the security and intelligence services budgets to tackle terrorism must be proportionately matched by increased resources for local policing.
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Source: theguardian.com