Police Commissioner throws PM under the bus
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 10:43 am
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Brett Hudson - Police
7 November 2019
The
Police Commissioner has confirmed what everyone else knew:
there has always been one target for additional Police and
the Government is falling to deliver, National’s Police
spokesperson Brett Hudson says.
“In Select Committee
today Police Commissioner Mike Bush threw the Prime Minister
under the bus. He confirmed there has always been one target
to add more police to the force, and that is 1800 extra
police taking into account attrition.
“The Prime
Minister told Parliament that the Government would reach
1800 new police this term when she under pressure from
questioning by Simon Bridges in Parliament a month ago.
“Her slip led to Police Minister Stuart Nash making up
an entirely new target to try to protect her, which didn’t
take into account attrition.
“Today confirms just
how desperate Stuart Nash is. He knew he wasn’t going to
recruit 1800 extra police this term. The Minister moved the
goal posts to suit his Government’s interests and he’s
been found out.
“Both the Police Minister and the
Prime Minister have claimed this month’s graduation will
mean the Government will meet their target of 1800 new
police. But once again the Police Commissioner refuted this,
confirming he had never claimed they would meet their target
this month.
“Stuart Nash is failing New Zealanders
who want safe communities, and he’s failing the Police who
were planning for these extra resources.
“This
Government is scrambling, it’s more focused on lofty
promises than the safety of New Zealanders, and it’s been
found out.
“Labour is failing to deliver on its
promises.”
ends
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