Emily Spurrell has cut £2.9m from Merseyside Police's budget this year, but says more must be saved.
Ms Spurrell said the region was "desperately underfunded" and she had taken every opportunity to lobby ministers
In a report, Labour's Emily Spurrell said she had approved £2.9m of cuts for 2023/24, but the force would need to save a further £15.3m by 2027/28. It also showed that two former police stations, in Garston and Heswall, were sold during the last year. She said that work included "ensuring all our assets, such as our community police stations... are being used in the best possible way to ensure a visible, proactive service" and that a revised estate strategy would be published in the coming months.
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