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Sarah Hayward: Cutting London boroughs’ spending to the basic minimum is a false economy

Unmesh Desai: With more cuts on their way, no wonder Metropolitan Police morale is low

Met Police slammed for ‘multiple and serious’ failures in use of gangs database

Caroline Pidgeon: the Met’s response to 999 calls is too slow and the Mayor should admit it

Karen Buck: Money has been saved by reducing services that keep young people away from violence. It has not been cost free

Haringey: Labour councillor Ishmael Osamor guilty of drugs possession

John Vane: county lines

Unmesh Desai: there is a ‘hostile environment’ for vulnerable victims of crime