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Topic1Victoria WhittleLabour Party
Crime, policing and justice
  • Party’s national policy, not Victoria Whittle’s own commitment
  • Source: Manifesto Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to tackle serious violence with more prevention and personal accountability for those profiting from knife crime. We will tackle the epidemic of serious violence, with a greater focus on prevention, including by holding those companies and executives cashing in on knife crime personally to account.
    We will tackle the epidemic of serious violence, with a greater focus on prevention, including by holding those companies and executives cashing in on knife crime personally to account.

    Labour Party, 2024-06-13 · Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets

  • Source: Manifesto Labour's 2024 manifesto set a mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. Our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade will require a national effort.
    Our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade will require a national effort.

    Labour Party, 2024-06-13 · Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets

  • Source: Manifesto Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged Respect Orders banning persistent adult offenders from town centres. Labour will fix this by introducing new Respect Orders – powers to ban persistent adult offenders from town centres, which will stamp out issues such as public drinking and drug use.
    Labour will fix this by introducing new Respect Orders – powers to ban persistent adult offenders from town centres, which will stamp out issues such as public drinking and drug use.

    Labour Party, 2024-06-13 · Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets

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