Merseyside police chief says he would rather pump billions into cutting poverty than upholding law

Andy Cooke, marking his retirement as Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, said if he was given a £5 billion budget to cut crime, he would spend £1 billion on crime and £4 billion on tackling poverty. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9486463/Merseyside-police-chief-says-pump-billions-cutting-poverty-upholding-law.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490