Theresa May has been attacking Labour’s record on crime at Tory Party conference today. Perhaps she should remember that crime fell under Labour, and reached a 30 year low. In fact the Prime Minister admitted this himself. Commenting on crime figures last year, he said “They are clearly down”. And down by how much over Labour’s 13 years in power?
Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.
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