Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched Labour’s local election campaign by promising that he will increase spending on policing.
"The priorities of Britain's families who play by the rules are our priorities,” he said. "People need to see their policemen and women in their communities to feel safer, so this government has ensured that every community in England will have its own dedicated neighbourhood police team patrolling the streets, contactable by mobile phone, and in touch with local people."
Tories, Liberal Democrats and other political parties welcomed Mr Brown’s speech, saying that since he was promising these things from central government in Westminster, then presumably it wouldn’t matter if people voted Labour councillors out of office at a local level.
“Thanks, Gordon,” said Leader of the Opposition David Cameron, “Please feel free to make all the announcements you like.”
Downing Street aides and local Labour Party activists were said to be struggling to remove the Prime Minister’s foot from his mouth before allowing him near any more microphones.
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