Chief Constable Tony Melville says he is speaking out in support of both rank and file and senior officers, who say the cuts will leave their chief with little option but to hit at the very heart of front line policing.
"The evidence is stacked against the government and against their bogus claims about protecting front line policing.
He said he hoped to invest additional savings into front line policing but that the £5.3m underspend was separate.
The government said front line policing was being protected and crime had fallen by 10% since 2010.
The Cumbria force will remain committed to front line policing despite a cut in its budget, a police chief has said.
Promoting herself as the "only candidate with on the job experience", Ms Rayment said her priority is to support front line policing, oppose police cuts and tackle anti-social behaviour and crime.
Mr West's campaign centres around six pledges: No reduction in front line policing, no increase in the council tax precept, zero-tolerance on anti-social behaviour, cutting crime, supporting victims of crime and supporting a campaign to remove speed cameras.
By the end of 2016, the majority of front-line police will be equipped with body-worn cameras.
In the latest exercise of irresponsibility for political gain, Mr. Bush reportedly wants to slash counterterrorism funding for front-line police and firefighters.
Front-line police find criminals generally packing more powerful heat, with more than half of the chiefs citing increases in large-caliber handguns and high-capacity semiautomatics — the real-life stuff of tough-guy movie fantasies.
All police officers should be armed with Taser stun guns in light of the heightened security threat, according to the head of the body that represents front-line police officers.
