Labour: Govt have ‘comprehensively failed’ on knife crime
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Labour: Govt have ‘comprehensively failed’ on knife crime
Labour shadow minister Nick Thomas-Symonds accuses the government of failing "comprehensively" to tackle knife crime, citing the rising cases of stabbings since 2015.
Mr Thomas-Symonds says Labour would bring about a set of evidenced-based measures, including recruiting extra police officers to increase their presence on the streets.
Report by Covellm.
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