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  1. 1Victoria WhittleLabour Party

    Victoria Whittle hasn’t published anything themselves on this that we could find. Labour Party’s national policy, not Victoria Whittle’s own commitment:

    What they say Source: Manifesto

    Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged to tackle serious violence with more prevention and personal accountability for those profiting from knife crime.

    In their exact words Source: Manifesto

    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.
    Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets, 13 June 2024
    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 Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets, Labour Party, published 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://labour.org.uk/change/take-back-our-streets/

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    Manifesto
    A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.

    Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.

    What they say Source: Manifesto

    Labour's 2024 manifesto set a mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

    In their exact words Source: Manifesto

    Our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade will require a national effort.
    Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets, 13 June 2024
    Our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade will require a national effort.

    Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets, Labour Party, published 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://labour.org.uk/change/take-back-our-streets/

    Explain this (1 term)
    Manifesto
    A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.

    Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.

    What they say Source: Manifesto

    Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged Respect Orders banning persistent adult offenders from town centres.

    In their exact words Source: Manifesto

    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.
    Sourced: Labour Party Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets, 13 June 2024
    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 Manifesto 2024: Take back our streets, Labour Party, published 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2026. Archived copy. https://labour.org.uk/change/take-back-our-streets/

    Explain this (2 terms)
    Manifesto
    A party's published programme for an election, setting out what it says it would do.
    Respect Orders
    Court orders proposed to ban persistent adult offenders from a town centre or from certain behaviour.

    Plain-English definitions of what the term means, not whether the policy is a good idea.

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