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MPA Chair Kit Malthouse said:

"These speculative figures are based on predictions of a gap in a budget which has yet to be set. This year, the Mayor channelled an extra £42 million to increase police numbers in London, enabling the Met to become the only force in the country to start recruiting again. 

“We are currently working on the Met Police budget for 2012 and have every confidence in again filling any gaps. 

“The Mayor has guaranteed there will be more police at the end of his mayoral term than at the beginning. Protecting frontline police officers remains his top priority and predicting that many police officers in London will lose their jobs is simply not true.”