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• Reference: 2016/2365
• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 06 July 2016

What do you see as the greatest challenges to policing the capital over the next 4 years?

• Question by: Unmesh Desai
• Meeting date: 06 July 2016

Unmesh Desai AM: Commissioner, as the Mayor has just said a few minutes ago, there is a huge amount of uncertainty hanging there right now. We all have to accept the results of the referendum. Let me ask you specifically how the referendum affects the MPS in two or three areas. Firstly, your partnership working with other local police forces: what is your initial assessment of impact that the referendum result will have on that partnership working?

• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 06 July 2016

Joanne McCartney AM: Yes, thank you, Mr Mayor. Perhaps I could just start by saying that this body actually did look at the issue of water cannon and on a cross-party basis we urged the previous Mayor not to go ahead. That was after we had taken three lengthy examination sessions and looked at the evidence, so I am very pleased that that was part of your manifesto.