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A SHORT film by the Labour Party shown on TV yesterday evening exposes how ordinary people’s lives have been hit hard by cuts to police officers and community centres.
The documentary-style film features interviewees telling how Tory slashing of police numbers, youth centres and after-school clubs have led to rising crime and left a vacuum in which gangs thrive.
Police numbers have fallen a further 1,213 in the last six months. Over 21,000 police officers have been lost since the Tories came to power in 2010, a reduction of 16 per cent from the 2009 high.
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