联合王国为警察寻求20亿英镑的额外经费,因为资金缺口有可能减少犯罪并降低犯罪优先次序。 UK seeks extra £2 billion for police as funding gap threatens cuts and deprioritizing crimes.

在释放数千名严重罪犯后，英国内政部正在寻求额外的 20 亿英镑来支持警方资金，以缓解监狱过度拥挤的情况。 The UK's Home Office is seeking an additional £2 billion to support police funding, after the release of thousands of serious criminals to ease prison overcrowding. 尽管2025-26年增加了11亿英镑,但警察局长警告说这还不够,预测削减警官人数,并且由于两年内国家资金缺口为13亿英镑,有必要取消某些犯罪的优先顺序。 Despite a £1.1 billion increase for 2025-26, police chiefs warn this is insufficient, predicting officer cuts and the need to deprioritize some crimes due to a national funding gap of £1.3 billion over two years. 内政大臣伊维特·库珀正在支出审查之前与总理进行谈判。 The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, is in negotiations with the Chancellor ahead of the spending review.