Overview

• Sir Mark Rowley and five other police chiefs warned the prime minister this week that they would have to deprioritise some crime investigations if the Treasury finalises proposed cuts.
• They reported that negotiations between the Home Office and Treasury on the spending review have faltered and risk returning policing to austerity-era service levels.
• The chiefs warned of a national funding gap of £1.3 billion over the next two years without additional investment.
• Rowley said the Metropolitan Police faces a £260 million deficit that would force it to cut 1,700 officers and staff.
• Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has lobbied Chancellor Rachel Reeves for extra resources to address pay pressures and early releases of serious offenders.