Thursday 24 September 2020 Crime / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, responds to introduction of national security legislation in the fight against serious crime Continue Reading
Monday 14 September 2020 Crime / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to announcement on new stop and search power for knife criminals Continue Reading
Thursday 27 August 2020 Crime / Sarah Jones As lockdown restrictions ease, the Tories must not repeat mistakes of the past on violent crime – Sarah Jones Continue Reading
Monday 3 August 2020 Crime New analysis shows the Tories’ decade long failure to tackle knife crime Continue Reading
Monday 3 August 2020 Crime New analysis shows the Tories’ decade long failure to tackle knife crime Continue Reading
Sunday 19 July 2020 Crime / David Lammy The government clearly does not recognise the scale of the crisis in our justice system Continue Reading
Thursday 23 January 2020 Crime / Diane Abbott Damning indictment of ten years of Tory neglect – Diane Abbott Continue Reading
Thursday 16 January 2020 Crime / Diane Abbott Diane Abbott responds to knife possession statistics Continue Reading
Monday 9 December 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott You cannot have safety and security on the cheap – Diane Abbott Continue Reading
Tuesday 26 November 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott / Richard Burgon Labour announces boost to 18 Violence Reduction Units to tackle gang related violent crime Continue Reading
Thursday 14 November 2019 Crime / Richard Burgon The Tories cannot be trusted to keep us safe – Richard Burgon responds to latest crime figures Continue Reading
Thursday 17 October 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Diane Abbott responds to ONS crime statistics Continue Reading
Tuesday 15 October 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott 10% increase in hate crime in England and Wales – Abbott responds Continue Reading
Thursday 19 September 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Serious crime should be recorded and investigated, not ignored – Abbott Continue Reading
Wednesday 14 August 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Prime Minister admits stop and search will be discriminatory – Diane Abbott Continue Reading
Monday 12 August 2019 Crime / Nick Thomas-Symonds Crown Prosecution Service extra funding – Nick Thomas-Symonds responds Continue Reading
Saturday 10 August 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott / Home Extending Section 60 powers over the Summer is a tried and tested recipe for unrest, not violence reduction – Abbott Continue Reading
Thursday 8 August 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Tories have failed on knife crime – Diane Abbott Continue Reading
Friday 28 June 2019 Crime / Louise Haigh Toxic combination of cuts, carelessness and incompetence is hampering the fight against serious crime – Louise Haigh Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 April 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Crime Louise Casey criticises ‘inadequate’ government leadership on knife crime – Andrew Gwynne responds Continue Reading
Monday 29 April 2019 Crime / Shami Chakrabarti Shami Chakrabarti responds to rape victims being asked to hand phones over to police Continue Reading
Thursday 25 April 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Deeply troubling crime figures – Diane Abbott Continue Reading
Monday 15 April 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Warm words will not bring an end to the blood shed on our streets – Abbott Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 March 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Ofsted report is very timely and highlights the importance of early interventions in our schools and colleges to help protect children – Abbott Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 March 2019 Crime / Louise Haigh Labour write to Theresa May calling for 10,000 new police officers and investment in youth services to combat youth violence Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 March 2019 Crime / Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn responds to national knife crime crisis Continue Reading
Monday 4 March 2019 Crime / Louise Haigh Tories clueless on own strategy to tackle violence – Louise Haigh Continue Reading
Thursday 31 January 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Tories have rushed out this measure late in the day because they are completely failing to tackle knife crime – Diane Abbott Continue Reading
Monday 21 January 2019 Crime / Diane Abbott Tory councils slash crime prevention budgets Continue Reading
Thursday 29 November 2018 Crime Carolyn Harris comments on reports that county lines are worth over £3 million a day Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 November 2018 Crime / Louise Haigh It is staggering to see hundreds of Tory MPs voting to make our communities less safe – Louise Haigh Continue Reading
Saturday 24 November 2018 Crime / Louise Haigh The Government are so weak they can’t even pass laws to ban enormously powerful anti-truck and anti-tank rifles – Louise Haigh Continue Reading
Thursday 1 November 2018 Crime / Diane Abbott Diane Abbott responds to the Government’s Serious and Organised Crime Strategy Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 October 2018 Crime / Diane Abbott Police chiefs’ warning on new cuts – Diane Abbott MP responds Continue Reading
Monday 3 September 2018 Crime / Diane Abbott The scale of this threat to children is staggering – Diane Abbott Continue Reading
Monday 13 August 2018 Crime / Diane Abbott These comments by the head of the Police Federation confirm that Tory cuts are making our communities less safe – Abbott Continue Reading
Thursday 19 July 2018 Crime / Diane Abbott Crime figures mark a shameful day for May Continue Reading
Wednesday 27 June 2018 Crime / Dawn Butler / Richard Burgon Labour calls on the Government to grant anonymity to protect “revenge porn” victims Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 June 2018 Crime / Louise Haigh The Independent Inspector is sounding the alarm on police numbers – Louise Haigh responds to State of Policing report Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 June 2018 Crime / Louise Haigh The most senior police officers in the land have called out the dangerous Tory delusion on police cuts – Louise Haigh Continue Reading
Wednesday 23 May 2018 Crime / Louise Haigh Only way Sajid Javid can deliver a ‘fresh start’ is by putting an end to dangerous Tory cuts to our police – Haigh Continue Reading
Thursday 26 April 2018 Crime / Louise Haigh The Tories have created the conditions for crime to thrive – Louise Haigh Continue Reading
Wednesday 11 April 2018 Crime / Louise Haigh Half a million crimes unsolved in two years shows you can’t do security on the cheap – Louise Haigh Continue Reading
Tuesday 10 April 2018 Crime / Jeremy Corbyn Labour to develop new policy following roundtable on violent crime Continue Reading
Tuesday 10 April 2018 Crime / Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn Meets Experts on Gun and Knife Crime Continue Reading
Monday 9 April 2018 Crime / Diane Abbott Home Office Serious Violence Strategy looks like a cover up of Tories’ failures – Diane Abbott Continue Reading
Sunday 8 April 2018 Crime / Diane Abbott Diane Abbott responds to the announcement of the Government’s Offensive Weapons Bill Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 February 2018 Crime / Louise Haigh Officer numbers plummet by over 1,000 in six months, but Home Office says situation “stable” – Louise Haigh Continue Reading
Monday 12 February 2018 Crime / Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to calls for increased SFO funding Continue Reading
Thursday 8 February 2018 Crime / Diane Abbott Diane Abbott responds to the latest ONS data on violent crimes Continue Reading