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2024-06-10 17:14:47 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F4E1989E7596C4D5453B0479FBC6398DD683EFF9E820E8AC28F48E540C1D56A5
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NNN – The claim is not misleading. In 2019, the government promised to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales. This figure is correct based on the increase between 2019 and 2023. This can be seen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65377091 https://fullfact.org/crime/police-officer-uplift-numbers/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8vvyd52e44o https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/rishi-sunak-announces-plans-recruit-29325087 https://news.sky.com/story/tories-promise-8-000-extra-police-to-be-funded-by-hiking-cost-of-visas-13150304
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