LBC: London police spend 600,000 hours away from their local beat to patrol 'disruptive' national protests
19 Jan 2024
LBC explores how police in London are routinely being called away from their duties to assist with disruption in Central London.
Rob Blackie told LBC: "Local police across London constantly complain to us that they want to do the jobs in their communities, but they are pulled away from it to police demonstrations and other national activities in the centre of town.
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