On 20 May 2015, as Police Federation members warned Theresa May of the effects of cuts, the future PM defiantly told the body to stop “scaremongering” and “crying wolf”. After the UK’s third terrorist attack in three months, May’s words are under greater scrutiny than ever before.
Though security is traditionally a strong suit for the Conservatives, May’s Home Office record presents uncomfortable truths. In a speech last night, Jeremy Corbyn declared: “You cannot protect the public on the cheap. The police and security services must get the resources they need, not 20,000 police cuts. Theresa May was warned by the Police Federation but she accused them of ‘crying wolf'” (He went further today and called on the PM to resign over her record.)
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