The elected mayor for the West Midlands has formally asked for his role to be extended to take over the responsibilities of the police and crime commissioner.
Andy Street has written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman asking for the mayor's responsibilities to be extended to include policing.
"Indeed, just last week the current commissioner announced 'at least' 30 police stations are to close, further exacerbating citizen's safety concerns." "There needs to be one person who is accountable, where the buck stops for everything, both in the fighting of crime and the causes of crime. He said the mayor was the most visible regional politician in the West Midlands, and was therefore the best person to be held accountable for tackling crime.
“The mayor’s own party have stood four times for election to the role of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and been roundly defeated on each and every occasion.
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