Nick Herbert

“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.”

The claim “Yvette Cooper should know that Alan Johnson refused to guarantee police numbers, and (Ed) Balls admitted he would cut force budgets by over £1bn a year” Policing Minister Nick Herbert MP, Radio 4’s World this Weekend