Sadiq Khan has vowed to recruit 1,300 new neighbourhood police officers, PCSOs and special constables on the streets of London if re-elected.
It's the latest pledge by Labour ahead of London's Mayoral elections, as Sadiq took to the streets of Wandsworth with the Met alongside Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.However, the Shadow Home Secretary was unable to guarantee Labour would put more police officers on London's streets if Sadiq Khan, or the party, lose the elections.
It comes ahead of the London Mayoral Election which is set to take place on May 2.A major boost to neighbourhood policing, the Mayor the pledge would align with a key recommendation handed down by Baroness Casey’s landmark review into the Met Police.
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