Relentless Protests Widen Police Funding Gap to £240 Million, London Mayor Says

Published on December 10, 2023

The funding gap for the Metropolitan police could be as high as £240 million with relentless climate and pro-Palestinian protests piling pressure on London’s policing, according to Mayor Sadiq Khan. In a letter to Home Secretary James Cleverly, Mr. Khan called for more funding to deal with London’s “unique pressures as a capital city.” “I would like to highlight the current underfunding of the National and International Capital City (NICC) grant,” Mr Khan wrote. The NICC grant is a special grant given to London because of “the unique and additional activities associated with policing London.” According to the mayor, the Home Office’s independent expert review in 2015 identified a funding gap of £159 million a year, and the Met’s recent estimates suggest the gap could have grown to £240 million....

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