Claim: The government is protecting police budgets.
Fact-check: Police funding: up or down? - Full Fact
Verdict: central government funding is being cut in real terms over the course of this parliament, but police funding overall will stay the same if local taxation for the police is maximised.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2017-03-29T00:00:00