London’s police get an extra £65m for extra capital city costs

Last month the Met Police commissioner said the force faced “eye-watering choices” if it did not receive more money from the government in the upcoming spending review.

Sir Mark Rowley told the London Assembly that all services were “on the table” when considering where savings might have to be made, adding that he could not guarantee that more police stations would not have to close.

He has also warned of 2,300 officers and 400 staff being cut next year because of a £450m funding shortfall.

He told assembly members that financial pressures were “a cumulative impact of a decade or more” rather than this year’s budget.

Sir Mark said the projections were based on planning assumptions that will change until the final settlement is decided by City Hall early next year.

A Home Office spokesperson said the Budget had delivered an increase in funding for the Met, with the force receiving a total of up to £3.5bn in 2024-25.