Javid: I was cornered by five police chiefs and my brother

SAJID JAVID has admitted police need more funding as he revealed that his brother and five police bosses “cornered” him at a recent conference to give him a “no holds-barred” account of the reality on the front-line.

Amid a surge of violent crime, the Home Secretary said Chief Supt Bas Javid, his brother, had pressed upon him the challenges facing front-line officers as he called for a more joinedup approach in tackling violent crime.

The disclosure comes ahead of Mr Javid’s keynote speech tomorrow, when he will call for a “public health” approach to crime, calling for violence to be treated like a contagious disease. Police officers, teachers, social workers and council staff will be placed under a new “statutory duty” to ensure they prioritise the approach.

He told Chronicle Live: “Resources are an issue. I accept that. When it comes to West Midlands Police, I get a bit of insight from my own brother, who is in the force.

“I recently went to Coventry for a superintendents’ association conference. My brother was there and at the end of my speech, he cornered me with five other chief superintendents and they gave me a real no holds-barred view of what’s going on on the streets.”

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