THE council leader will be urging shoppers to back the campaign for more police officers.

Cllr Chris Robbins and fellow councillors will be visiting Walthamstow and Chingford shopping centres over the next week to encourage residents to back the council's 'We’re calling for back up’ campaign.

The council is asking for an additional 120 police officers for the borough.

The councillors will be at The Mall, in Selbourne Walk, Walthamstow, from 10am to 3pm tomorrow (Friday).

They will be outside Sainsbury's in Chingford at the same time next Friday, October 23.