Jack Dromey MP, Labour’s Shadow Policing Minister, commenting on the Home Secretary’s request that victims report crime online to help cut the number of 999 calls said:

“Under David Cameron there are 16,000 fewer police officers than in 2010 and 999 waiting times have gone up. No wonder this Tory-led government wants fewer people ringing up the police! Additional online access to the police is important - but not if it’s just a way to hide the fact that the police don’t have the capacity to support victims and deal with serious crimes.”