2024-06-10 09:56:06
The claim is misleading, between 2010-2019 the Government cut Police funding by 20%. 20,000 officers left the Police service during this period. BBC News - Conservatives plan to recruit 8,000 new police officers - BBC News [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-2-3) Author
2024-06-10 09:57:42
The conservatives’ figure of 20,000 new police officers is misleading. There are actually only 3,500 additional police officers. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(16-0-1) Author
2024-06-10 10:24:14
NNN – The claim is not misleading. In 2019, the government promised to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales. This figure is correct based on the increase between 2019 and 2023. This can be seen here: [Link][Link][Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-11) Author