In the West Midlands, a debate has emerged over the control of policing powers, with Andy Street (@andy4wm), the Mayor, advocating for the transfer of these powers from the Police and Crime Commissioner to his office. Street argues that this move is justified by the doubling of crime rates and the police force being placed in special measures. However, Birmingham Edgbaston MP Preet Gill (@PreetKGillMP) opposes this shift, attributing the rise in crime to government cuts to police budgets over the last 14 years.
An anti-violence leader says Mayor Brandon Johnson's support for removing police from city schools is "not a real good decision," given recent after-class murders near campuses on the North Side and downtown. https://t.co/giDiTvPIJJ
Hopefully, @RepTomSuozzi doesn’t get hurt by posing with politicians who are clearly perceived to be anti police & have voted for laws that Suozzi criticized as damaging police work. I would have avoided taking those photos
Well said Andy. It is right that the West Midlands Mayor should take over the powers of the @WestMidsPCC https://t.co/j8hbBFxTHn
Birmingham Edgbaston MP @PreetKGillMP opposes giving powers over policing to the West Midlands Mayor. She says crime is rising in the West Midlands due to government cuts to police budgets over the last 14 years. #PoliticsMidlands https://t.co/2x7FX5V8hR https://t.co/5NO9Uv5Mha
“Crime has doubled, the police force is in special measures. Those are the things that viewers really care about” @andy4wm says it’s right that the West Midlands Mayor should take over the powers of the @WestMidsPCC . #PoliticsMidlands https://t.co/2x7FX5V8hR https://t.co/iH281iCYlB
“Crime has doubled, the police force is in special measures. Those are the things that viewers really care about” @andy4wm says it’s right that the West Midlands Mayor should take over the powers of the Police and Crime Commisioner. #PoliticsMidlands https://t.co/2x7FX5V8hR https://t.co/SMXlU3K8r7