Britain’s Labour party's ambitious plan to put 13,000 extra police officers on the streets is "unobtainable" - as officers are quitting in record numbers, The Telegraph reports. According to Tiff Lynch, the acting chairwoman of the Police Federation, the situation is dire - with Home Office figures showing that voluntary resignations among police officers have hit an all-time high, with more than 5,000 quitting last year - 3.4% of the workforce, which is more than double the rate of just four years ago. What’s worse, a Federation survey found that 20% of officers are planning to leave within the next two years or sooner, adding up to nearly 29,000 officers ready to walk out. "They have suffered an almost 20 per cent pay cut in real terms since 2010. How can this be fair?" said Lynch," who notes that this year’s 4.75% pay rise was far below the 6%
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