Police to sue government unless it backs down over cuts

The home secretary, Sajid Javid, seen right during the budget, is due to address police chiefs at their annual conference this week.Police chiefs in England and Wales will take legal action in the high court against the government unless it backs down on plans to deduct hundreds of millions of pounds from their budgets, the Guardian has learned.The unprecedented decision was taken by the National Police Chiefs Council, which sent a formal letter to the Treasury saying it will seek a judicial rev