GB News host Dawn Neesom has criticised the Metropolitan Police for "prioritising diversity initiatives over tackling crime."
Dawn said that Britons just want criminals caught, regardless of the officer’s background.
Her comments come after it was revealed today that the Metropolitan Police is set to spend £5.2million a year employing 64 diversity staff.
Meanwhile, Scotland Yard is also cutting thousands of frontline officer positions amid a £250million funding gap.
Dawn Neesom told the force to 'focus on crime'
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Speaking on The People's Channel, Dawn said: "I mean, I live in a very diverse area.
"I live in East London, and I have neighbours from every single group you care to mention.
"They have no trouble reporting crime. They don't care who they're reporting it to, what their religion is, what their race is.
"They don't care what their sexuality is. They just want someone to do the sorting out and actually catch the criminals."
Ex-Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stanton responded: "Yes, I absolutely, totally agree. Of course, within our diverse communities, there are some that are preyed on badly within their own community, and it's difficult sometimes to sort that out.
"And we have to have a diverse police force. But one of the interesting things has always been that people are quite reluctant to have people of their own ethnic background investigating their cases, because they feel that there is going to be a prejudice.
The Met Police is looking to spend £5.2million a year employing 64 diversity staff
| GETTY"And very often somebody from a completely different background is what is required to deal with these cases.
"But it's a question of prioritisation. I think what most people are worried about are the simple things like household burglary, violence on the streets, shoplifting, and we have to prioritize those not go off as a tangent into the bushes somewhere."
According to The Mail on Sunday, the force has a wide-ranging DEI programme, including 63 diversity events, 47 staff support networks, and 19 ethnic associations.
Events include International Pronouns Day, Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness Day, and National Tsunami Awareness Week.
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Support networks range from the Bisexual Support Group to the He For She gender equality movement.
Ethnic associations cover Ibero-American, Polish, Italian, Slavic, and Romanian communities, alongside support for followers of all major religions.
Earlier this year, the Met revealed it will have to cut 1,700 officers, PCSOs, and staff, while axing several services, including the Royal Parks police and school officers.
Forensics and historical crime teams are also set to face reductions, and some police station front counters may see their opening hours shortened