Chris Huhne

Overtime bill shows need for more police – Huhne

Commenting on Government figures which show that spending on overtime for police officers went up by nearly 50% in just five years, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:

“Spurious and unnecessary overtime must end but not at the expense of frontline policing.

“Three quarters of forces have made it clear that large overtime expenditure is due to a lack of police.

“That is why the Liberal Democrats are the only party committed to putting 3,000 more police on the street.”