![As Met chief hits back at Theresa May's claim police cuts aren't linked to violent crime, these are just some of the knives the Met has taken off the streets of London As Met chief hits back at Theresa May's claim police cuts aren't linked to violent crime, these are just some of the knives the Met has taken off the streets of London](https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SWNS_LONDON_KNIVES_06.jpg)
As Met chief hits back at Theresa May's claim police cuts aren't linked to violent crime, these are just some of the knives the Met has taken off the streets of London
![Metropolitan Police on X: "This week marks six months since the Met's Violent Crime Taskforce was formed in response to violent crime and knife crime in London. The Taskforce has made more Metropolitan Police on X: "This week marks six months since the Met's Violent Crime Taskforce was formed in response to violent crime and knife crime in London. The Taskforce has made more](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dof0fZPW4AAu-i_.jpg)
Metropolitan Police on X: "This week marks six months since the Met's Violent Crime Taskforce was formed in response to violent crime and knife crime in London. The Taskforce has made more
![Police release chilling images of knife crime haul with SAMARAI SWORD seized | UK | News | Express.co.uk Police release chilling images of knife crime haul with SAMARAI SWORD seized | UK | News | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/1098003_1.jpg)
Police release chilling images of knife crime haul with SAMARAI SWORD seized | UK | News | Express.co.uk
![Bianca Britton on X: "Within London itself -- where knife crime has been linked to poverty -- the worst hit boroughs were Southwark, Haringey, Newham, Brent, Lambeth and Tower Hamlets. Half of Bianca Britton on X: "Within London itself -- where knife crime has been linked to poverty -- the worst hit boroughs were Southwark, Haringey, Newham, Brent, Lambeth and Tower Hamlets. Half of](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D051VY8X4AM0RP-.png)
Bianca Britton on X: "Within London itself -- where knife crime has been linked to poverty -- the worst hit boroughs were Southwark, Haringey, Newham, Brent, Lambeth and Tower Hamlets. Half of
![London news: UK knife crime continues to spread as 25-inch blade found in north London | UK | News | Express.co.uk London news: UK knife crime continues to spread as 25-inch blade found in north London | UK | News | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/750x445/1128756.jpg)
London news: UK knife crime continues to spread as 25-inch blade found in north London | UK | News | Express.co.uk
![London Bridge attackers bought knives from Lidl for £4 each, say police | London Bridge attack 2017 | The Guardian London Bridge attackers bought knives from Lidl for £4 each, say police | London Bridge attack 2017 | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/49065cafe8ba99e428c360f3c6297e4f19b8a502/0_0_2560_1536/master/2560.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=5b0bc11d1aff7be4056c28a06b973f1b)
London Bridge attackers bought knives from Lidl for £4 each, say police | London Bridge attack 2017 | The Guardian
![The knives killing London's youth: Shocking pictures show the scores of gruesome weapons seized | Daily Mail Online The knives killing London's youth: Shocking pictures show the scores of gruesome weapons seized | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/01/23/10/8880478-6622609-image-a-53_1548239498850.jpg)
The knives killing London's youth: Shocking pictures show the scores of gruesome weapons seized | Daily Mail Online
![London Mayor Sadiq Khan On New Knife Restrictions: 'There Is Never a Reason to Carry a Knife' | MRCTV London Mayor Sadiq Khan On New Knife Restrictions: 'There Is Never a Reason to Carry a Knife' | MRCTV](https://cdn.mrctv.org/files/images/KhanTweet.png)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan On New Knife Restrictions: 'There Is Never a Reason to Carry a Knife' | MRCTV
![London stabbing: Knife crime epidemic continues after Eltham Station attack | UK | News | Express.co.uk London stabbing: Knife crime epidemic continues after Eltham Station attack | UK | News | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/981245_1.jpg)
London stabbing: Knife crime epidemic continues after Eltham Station attack | UK | News | Express.co.uk
![Stabbed in The Back – Et Tu, Sadiq?: A Response To The Rise In London Knife Crime | The Common Sense Network Stabbed in The Back – Et Tu, Sadiq?: A Response To The Rise In London Knife Crime | The Common Sense Network](https://www.tcsnetwork.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/065CAD6A-3BBC-45E5-9371-4F9E01F90E2D-1024x949.jpeg)
Stabbed in The Back – Et Tu, Sadiq?: A Response To The Rise In London Knife Crime | The Common Sense Network
![Metropolitan Police on X: "Op Sceptre begins latest phase to drive down knife crime in London #StopKnifeCrime https://t.co/gBAWzt02Vq https://t.co/TX8kOScR77" / X Metropolitan Police on X: "Op Sceptre begins latest phase to drive down knife crime in London #StopKnifeCrime https://t.co/gBAWzt02Vq https://t.co/TX8kOScR77" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCo4yqjXkAEI8aQ.jpg)