FactCheck Q&A: police killers and life time sentences
After the home secretary announces plans to ensure people convicted of killing police officers get life for life, FactCheck digs in to the announcement.
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FactCheck: Budget cuts and crime
The acting chief constable of Lancashire Constabulary claims his force has seen a rise in crime because of police budget cuts. FactCheck isn’t convinced.
FactCheck: Are police pensions unaffordable?
“Police pensions only cost the state about 25 per cent more than those of other public sector workers.”
FactCheck: Cameron gets his police figures back to front
“We can only assume this was a slip of the tongue, rather than an attempt to mislead the House…”
FactCheck: Have riots put police front line on the back foot?
David Cameron and Theresa May insist the cuts won’t affect the police’s ability to handle major incidents like this week’s riots. FactCheck investigates.
FactCheck: Police battle cuts to hold the frontline
Arresting statistics were published today: 34,100 police jobs will be axed in England and Wales by 2015 due to Government cuts – a third of these have already been cut. And the overall
Frontline police numbers: could they be increased?
David Cameron raised eyebrows in the Commons when he plucked a police statistic out of thin air. He’s blundered on figures before. FactCheck gets to work.
Police cuts – the legal landmine lurking for ministers
FactCheck learns the unions are spoiling for a fight over police cuts – and the Government could be leaving police chiefs in a legal minefield.
FactCheck: Police job cuts ‘tip of the iceberg’
As an independent review into police pay and conditions recommends savings of almost £500m, the Association of Chief Police Officers warns that planned Government cuts will still cost around
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