Retailers welcome £2bn police boost, warn it won’t solve high street crime

Retail leaders have cautiously welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £2bn boost to police funding in this week’s Spending Review, amid mounting pressure to tackle soaring retail crime.
The new measures will increase police spending by an average of 2.3% per year above inflation and aim to recruit 13,000 additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables across England and Wales.
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