Cameron goes back on pledge to pay costs of extra police

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from the Independent UK:




Police forces across the country face having to pick-up part of the multi-million pound bill for dealing with last week's riots despite a pledge by David Cameron that the Treasury would "stand behind" them.

The Home Office is refusing to guarantee that it will cover all police force spending on overtime, equipment and cancelled leave which was used in bringing the rioting in London, Manchester, Birmingham and other British cities under control.

Its reluctance is causing concern among senior officers and police authorities that the Government will try and take the extra costs out of their already stretched police budgets rather than using the Treasury reserve.

In a sign of of the deteriorating relationship with ministers, police authorities are also furious with Theresa May, the Home Secretary, describing her latest remarks on the riots as "ill-informed or wilfully inaccurate" after she used them to justify plans to push through directly elected police commissioners. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/cameron-goes-back-on-pledge-to-pay-costs-of-extra-police-2340316.html