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  Opposition Day - Government Reductions in Policing
  
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  @ MP voted aye in favour of police cuts
  @ MP voted no against police cuts
  
  The majority of MPs voted in favour of police cuts
  
  The majority of MPs voted to replace a motion, the operative elements of which were: 
  :That this House:
  :...
  : ''calls on the Government'' to think again; and
  :''rejects'' the cuts to frontline police officers the Government is forcing upon police forces. 
  
  and replace it with the following motion:
  
  :That this House
  :''welcomes'' the Governmentâs comprehensive proposals to cut crime and increase the democratic accountability of policing while dealing with the largest peacetime deficit in history;
  :''supports'' the Governmentâs determination to help the police make savings to protect frontline services;
  :''congratulates'' the police forces that are increasing the number of officers visible and available to the public;
  :''notes'' that the Oppositionâs spending plans require reductions in police spending; and 
  :''regrets'' its refusal to support sensible savings or to set out an alternative.â
  
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