The shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said the money would be better spent on front-line policing and Ben Bradshaw agrees.
He thinks what the public want to see is a reversal of funding cuts and says at a time when money is tight, resources need to go directly into fighting crime.
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Huge emergency response in Budleigh Salterton
Students take over Radio Exe
Christmas Day special from Xpression FM
Work to start on major Tavistock Road improvements
£45 million scheme moves to phase 2
Last night of the Christmas Proms - REVIEW
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at the Great Hall
Christmas snow possible on Dartmoor
That's despite no white-Christmas predicted
