Labour Cuts Threaten 300 Police

9.00.00am GMT Wed 6th Jan 2010

Cllr Marc Ramsbottom with Miles Platting and Newton Heath Cllr Damien O'Connor and local campaigner Gerry Diamond

Cllrs Marc Ramsbottom Damien O'Connor and local campaigner Gerry Diamond are demanding more resources for local police. Manchester Lib Dems have called on the Home Secretary to end the unfair funding formula which will mean budget cuts for Greater Manchester Police, despite figures released which show that Greater Manchester has one of the highest crime levels in the

country.

Cllr Marc Ramsbottom said, "The stats show that people living in Greater Manchester are more likely to be hit by burglary than anywhere else in the country. Yet because of the Government's spending formula, Greater Manchester Police is facing a budget deficit of

over £6 million and is having to look at cutting up to 300 police jobs.

Miles Platting and Newton Heath campaigner Gerry Diamond added, "The blame lies with Labour's funding formula. The Labour administration should give the police enough resources to do their job."