The Met Police Commissioner, Sir John Stevens, has today accepted a challenge from Lib Dem GLA member and local councillor Lynne Featherstone to give her a helping hand to her campaign to have Muswell Hill police station’s front counter reopened to the public.

The move came at this morning’s full meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority, on which Ms Featherstone sits. When Sir John said he was against all front counter closures, Lynne Featherstone asked if he would lend a personal hand in getting Muswell Hill police front counter re-opened – and Sir John said he would be “delighted”.

Commenting Lynne Featherstone said:

“I am extremely pleased that Sir John is going to help the Muswell Hill campaign. Local residents want the counter open, so much so that they have come forward themselves as volunteers to help staff the counter.

“With Sir John’s personal offer of help – together with Haringey’s new police chief Stephen Bloomfield’s willingness to review the situation – I am optimistic that we are now going to get the backing to make it happen”.