Boris Johnson: Riots mean we can’t cut police numbers
Boris Johnson, mayor of London, breaks ranks to criticise government's "frail" case for cutting police budgets:
"If you ask me whether I think there is a case for cutting police budgets in the light of these events then my answer would be no.
"I think that case was always been pretty frail and it's been substantially weakened.
"If you look at what's happening in Birmingham and Manchester and elsewhere; very troubling scenes.
"This is not a time to think about making substantial cuts in police numbers."
