Police boss criticised for 127-date theatre tour

A newly elected £79,000-a-year police commissioner is facing criticism for announcing a 127-date national theatre tour.

Opposition parties have questioned how Reform UK's Colin Sutton will be able to focus on his job overseeing Norfolk Police, which he was elected to in July.

The former detective is due to present his true-crime show in theatres across the UK next year discussing police investigations, with tickets priced at around £40.

Sutton insisted the tour "wouldn't impinge" on his day job, but Labour MP Ben Goldsborough warned "you can't police a county from the back of a tour bus".

Sutton became one of the UK's most high-profile detectives in the 2000s, leading the investigation to catch serial killer Levi Bellfield , who murdered Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange.

After retiring from the Metropolitan Police, Sutton wrote a book about the case, which was later turned into an ITV drama .

He has also become a regular commentator in the media and last year was named as Reform's national policing and crime advisor.

In July, after the former Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sarah Taylor resigned, Sutton comfortably won the election to replace her.