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“The Met’s budget shortfall accounts for the lion’s share of a £302m gap nationally. It’s not clear where the money will come from and more job losses can’t be ruled out.”

Despite the ring of alarm bells over frontline police numbers, David Cameron told the House of Commons that the thin blue line is actually getting fatter. Is he right? FactCheck investigates.

“We can only assume this was a slip of the tongue, rather than an attempt to mislead the House…”

David Cameron and Theresa May insist the cuts won’t affect the police’s ability to handle major incidents like this week’s riots. FactCheck investigates.