Met Chief: 'Naive to think cuts have not fuelled knife crime'
428 views · Published 6 June 2018 · 1:08 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: Daily Mail World · 2018 · News & Politics
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner today warned ministers are 'naive' if they think police cuts have not fuelled violent crime in the capital. Cressida Dick told MPs that austerity was one of several reasons for a bloody wave of violence in London that has seen dozens of killings so far this year. Knife and gun crime has surged in London, leaving the murder rate higher than in New York. Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5807387/Met-Chief-insists-naive-think-police-cuts-not-fuelled-violent-crime.html Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1702616/Video-Met-Chief-Naive-think-cuts-not-fuelled-knife-crime.html Daily Mail Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymail Daily Mail IG: http://instagram.com/dailymail Daily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Daily-Mail/8392137033 Daily Mail Twitter: http://twitter.com/MailOnline Daily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Daily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMail Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile
More from this channel
-
0:44
Family statement following inquest into death of Ben Wragge - Daily Mail
-
0:46
Queen and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge lead tributes at Ascot - Daily Mail
-
0:46
Met Police chief hails 'utterly heroic' off-duty officer - Daily Mail
-
1:00
UKIP leader Paul Nuttall casts his vote in Cheshire - Daily Mail
-
0:38
Charles and Camilla meet staff and emergency services at Manchester Arena - Daily Mail
-
1:10
Deadly clashes continue in Venezuala after controversial vote - Daily Mail
-
0:31
Liverpool: Where are The Reds going on their summer tour? - Daily Mail
-
1:22
Donald Trump tells Boy Scouts that Washington is a 'cesspool, sewer' - Daily Mail