I was groomed into a gang – Labour’s “tough” on crime stance won’t work
90 minutes into what felt like the millionth Tory leadership hustings, Rishi Sunak uttered the words of a…
violent crime
From tackling toxic air to freezing fares, Sadiq Khan is delivering for Londoners
I was delighted to join our mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today as he announced that he has…
Labour would expand violence reduction units to tackle gang crime
Labour is set to announce that it would expand 18 ‘violence reduction units’ in the police forces across…
Labour’s answer to violent crime: the right to economic justice
The mere suggestion that people have the right not to be exploited by an economic system that relies…
Stop and search isn’t the answer. Labour must change the narrative on youth violence
Another week in Haringey, another young man fighting for his life after a near fatal stabbing in Bounds…
What my experience as a social worker tells me about knife crime
When working as a social worker in my twenties, I was stabbed in the neck by a child…
Shelly Asquith: How Labour can take a lead on tackling knife crime
London recently woke to the news that six people had been stabbed in the space of 90 minutes…
Chris Williamson: The real Tory scandal is slashing police budgets while cutting taxes for the wealthy few at the top
Reported crime is rising under the Tories. Nearly every police force has seen an upsurge over the last…
Sadiq Khan sets out 10-point plan for tackling the “madness” of violent crime
The “madness” of violent crime on London’s streets is getting worse, according to Sadiq Khan, as he today…
Burnham to force Commons vote on “broken promises” on police funding
Labour will today force a vote calling on the Government to reverse George Osborne’s “broken promise” on police…
