. >> has the prime minister ever heard -- allen cartwright. >> these were teenagers who were stabbed to death last year. berger just two days ago. given the growing culture of drugs, gangs, and my roe and many girls like it does the prime minister really think that it's in the interests of my constituents and for their safety and security to cuts metropolitan police? >> every life lost in the way that she talks about is of course a tragedy and many of these lives have been lost because of drugs and because it games -- gangs and migraine. night time crime has been lowered but there are too many people carrying a knife in not recognizing that is not only against the law but is it danger to themselves as well as to others. we'll continue with our approach a nighttime at the work we are doing and their work to try to deal with the problems of drugs. when it comes to policing will we have seen in london is we have increased everett police and metropolitan police have done a good job of putting police on our streets. >> thank you mr. speaker. after many years of neglect under labour we are