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30.03.2021 - 00:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Greater Manchester Police has drafted in neighbourhood officers to answer 999 calls, it has emerged.
The force has blamed a sudden spike in demand over the weekend and appealed for people only to call in a genuine emergency.
But force insiders say GMP - severely criticised in a watchdog report which cost Ian Hopkins his job as chief constable in December - is currently a 'disaster' with not
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