 East Ham's Labour MP Stephen Timms and Newham's Mayor Robin Wales praised police for their efforts that day.Officers from the Thames Valley, Essex, Kent, City of London, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Surrey and Sussex police constabularies sent officers to help tackle the London riots.By 9 August 2011 563 arrests had been made in London since the start of the disruption, and 100 arrests made in Birmingham.