West Midlands Police: '1,600 officers to go before 2015'
Ian Edwards, from West Midlands Police, says 5,600 officers will lose their jobs across the country by 2015.
Police 'protest' expected outside Tory Party conference
Further demonstrations are expected by police federation members across the Midlands at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
Patrick McLoughlin in the spotlight
The first full day of the Conservative Party Conference gets underway later this morning at the ICC in Birmingham.
Party conference begins
Thousands of delegates have arrived in Birmingham for the annual Tory party conference.