SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation has labelled Theresa May\u2019s premiership \u2018a disaster\u2019 for policing.<\/p>\n
The former PM oversaw a decade worth of cuts to policing and public spending and was less than sympathetic to the service during her time as Home Secretary.<\/p>\n
Steve Kent, South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman said he hopes the new administration will repair the damaged relations between Whitehall and policing.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheresa May has been a disaster for policing, from her days as Home Secretary onwards to her time as Prime Minister.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping now that she\u2019s gone there can be a complete and utter attitude change in the Government and I\u2019m optimistic going into the future that there will not be any agenda to carry on any destruction of the police force, which is what we\u2019ve seen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve had little sympathy for the former PM when she cried announcing her resignation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought when she was shedding tears, when she stood at the box to announce her retirement, well, think of that for the thousands and thousands of officers who have shed tears because of the stress and the workload that they\u2019re under which has meant they simply can\u2019t do the job,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a direct result of the way she\u2019s operated and her agenda from being in the Home Secretary post. She won\u2019t be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n