Mayor Election: Bailey announces plan for 40,000 Met officers

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Mayor Election: Bailey announces plan for 40,000 Met officers

Conservative Candidate Shaun Bailey today announced he would raise the number of Metropolitan Police officers to 40,000 by the end of his first term if successful in the London Mayor May 2020 Election.

Mayor Candidate Shaun Bailey at a successful weapon sweep in Stoke Newington

Date - 28th February 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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Conservative Mayor Candidate Shaun Bailey today (28 February 2020) announced he would bring the Met’s officer number to 40,000 by the end of his first term. The Metropolitan Police currently have 31,321 officers. Mr Bailey, 48, has proposed a...

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