Wafer thin: An MP’s experience of the thinning blue line

23rd August 2016Holly Lynch, MP for Halifax 2 Comments

With increasing pressure on budgets, police officers are spending more time dealing with vulnerable people, and are forced to go on patrol alone. Holly Lynch MP was so concerned for the safety of one officer with whom she went on patrol that she rang 999 to get back-up for him. She calls on the government to support the police properly and to empower other agencies to take a lead on dealing with the vulnerable.

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Wafer thin: An MP’s experience of the thinning blue line

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