Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan has demanded extra cash is injecting into Hampshire Constabulary – which has had funding slashed by £80m since 2011.
His calls come after the PM pledged to meet Portsmouth traders who have been blighted by a surge in crime.
The Labour MP, who joined police on the beat, said: ‘It’s about time the government were honest about the impact their cuts to policing are having.
‘On the watch of a Tory police and crime commissioner, Hampshire Constabulary’s resources have already been cut to the bone and now the Government are asking them to make tens of millions more in savings.
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‘This means fewer bobbies on the beat, valuable links to the public are lost, and, ultimately, makes our communities less safe – whether the PM wants to admit it or not.
‘People in Portsmouth have had enough. They can see for themselves what the government continues to deny – that cuts have consequences.’