AN MP has called for more investment in the police.

In the House of Commons during Wales Office Questions on Wednesday, Susan Elan Jones MP slammed UK Government funding cuts to the police.

The Clwyd South Labour MP cited a report from the National Audit Office that showed central Government funding to the Police had been cut by 30 per cent since 2010-11. She also quoted from a report of the cross-party Home Affairs Select Committee which described the current police funding structure as being 'not fit for purpose'.

Speaking afterwards, Susan Elan Jones MP said: "I'm very angry at how the UK Tory Government has cut funding to police budgets. I know first-hand from helping local people who've been affected by crime that there is no such thing as a victim-less crime. Crime affects individuals and it affects our local communities too.

"It's wrong that changes to the police funding system in recent years have meant less is coming from the centre; as a consequence, richer parts of the country are not paying their fair share.

"I know how hard our local police work but they deserve a better and fairer funding system. It's vital that we support victims of crime and invest properly in p funding."