Sadiq Khan defends elevating council tax in Metropolis Corridor row

“So what I’ve accomplished is take the choice that I wish to help the police, and be pro-police, so I’ve elevated the police principle by £14 and each penny of that cash raised goes to the police and crime prevention, which is about £58m. If I took his [Mr Georgiou’s] recommendation, and didn’t increase that, meaning £58m additional cuts that have gotten to be discovered.”