Tories’ 37% B-tests cut Lives at risk in drink-drive retreat
180 killed in Philippines floods hell
The cut follows police numbers dropping by more than 20,000 under the Tories.
There were 270,000 fewer breath tests in England and Wales in 2016 than in 2010, Labour party analysis of Home Office data shows.
In nine forces, the number of B-tests fell 60 per cent or more. Some of the biggest falls were in the City of London, Manchester, Humberside and Gwent.
Shadow Policing Minister Louise Haigh said: “If police do not have the time to clamp down on drink-driving, lives will be put A MAN clings to a rescue boat’s rope in floodwaters after a tropical storm killed more than 180 people in the Philippines.
Dozens were also missing after storm Tembin ravaged the main southern island of Mindanao – burying an entire village in Lanao del Norte province in a mudslide.
Policeman Gerry Parami said: “The village is no longer there.”
Police, soldiers and volunteers used shovels to dig through mud and debris to recover bodies in the stricken farming village of Dalama.
And boulders brought down by fierce flash floods buried around 40 houses in the town of Piagapo, killing 10.
The Philippines average 20 major storms a year but Mindanao, home to 20 million people, is rarely hit by them. at risk.” A Police Federation spokesman said officers were being taken away from traffic duties as “there are not enough police to attend burglaries or public order incidents”.
He added: “The volume of positive results following roadside tests has increased, especially among drivers who are impaired through drugs. “Also, having a visible presence is a deterrent on roads.” A Home Office spokesman said: “Latest figures show deaths as a result of drink-driving on our roads are at a record low. “It is for chief constables and locally-elected police and crime commissioners to decide how to deploy their resources in response to local priorities.”