️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  20 per cent cuts to the police budget by the Conservatives will leave the public unprotected against crime and terror, has a retired senior officer warned. Sir Hugh Orde, the retiring president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), claims the 'tipping point' between cutting resources and staff and increasing the risk to the public is close. Sir Hugh Orde, the retiring president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), claims the 'tipping point' between cutting resources and staff and increasing the risk to the public is close. Since 2011 the Home Office reduced the amount spent on police by 20 per cent and the Home Secretary Theresa May has said there will be further cuts if the Tories win the upcoming election. Since 2011 the Home Office reduced the amount spent on police by 20 per cent and the Home Secretary Theresa May has said there will be further cuts if the Tories win the upcoming election. Sir Hugh Orde, the retiring president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, warns that cuts to the police budget of 20 percent, proposed by the Tories, will leave the public unprotected against crime and terror. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Sir Hugh, who is due to stand down ahead of the creation of the National Police Chiefs' Council, told the Observer that taking police off the streets is a clear risk in the fight against extremism. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ If the cops aren't there and that relationship hasn't been built we won't get the intelligence.<unk> ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Sir Hugh, who left Acpo two weeks ago, said while it is accepted police cannot be exempted from cuts, he questioned how much more the forces can take. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
Sir Hugh Orde is retiring president of Association of Chief Police Officers. (Sir Hugh Orde is retiring president of Association of Chief Police Officers.) (Sir Hugh Orde is retiring president of Association of Chief Police Officers.) ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Home Office has reduced spending on police by 20 per cent since 2011.<unk> Home Office has reduced spending on police by 20 per cent since 2011. Theresa May, Home Secretary, said further cuts due if Tory's win election. Former Chief Constable said police are already burdened by wider cuts.<unk> Former Chief Constable said police are already burdened by wider cuts.