LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn made reference to Lancashire’s chief constable during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.

Mr Corbyn challenged Theresa May to explain if police chiefs were “crying wolf” over funding as he claimed the public was “less safe”.

The Labour leader pressed the Prime Minister over her record, including as Home Secretary, telling the Commons that violent crime is rising, police numbers are down and chief constables say they “no longer have the resources to keep communities safe”.

Mrs May defended her actions and attacked the Opposition, claiming Mr Corbyn in power would “bankrupt Britain” and therefore the police would have “less money under Labour”.

Speaking in the Commons, Mr Corbyn spoke about Andy Rhodes, the chief constable of Lancashire.

He said: “Too many people don’t feel safe and too many people aren’t safe.

“We’ve just seen the highest rise in recorded crime for a quarter of a century.

“The Chief Constable of Lancashire said the Government’s police cuts have made it much more difficult to keep people safe.” Is he wrong?”

Police funding dominated the pair’s exchanges at Prime Minister’s Questions, the final one before the week-long February recess.