Number of frontline police from Budget boost an illusion – Police Association
The funding for 500 new cops will actually result in only 300, the association says.
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Thomas Coughlan: The real Budget question - what's being cut to pay for it?
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Public service cuts becoming clear as Nicola Willis forecasts ‘frontline’ Budget
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