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Topic1Paul GilsonConservative and Unionist Party2Simon GittusGreen Party3Lydia Ann HydeLabour Party
Crime, policing and justice
  • Party’s national policy, not Paul Gilson’s own commitment
  • Source: Manifesto The Conservatives' 2024 manifesto pledged 8,000 more full-time police officers. Recruit 8,000 more full-time, fully warranted police officers to ensure a new police officer for every neighbourhood.
    Recruit 8,000 more full-time, fully warranted police officers to ensure a new police officer for every neighbourhood.

    Conservative Party, 2024-06-11 · The Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2024: Clear Plan, Bold Action, Secure Future

  • Source: Manifesto The Conservative Party's current plan says it would deploy 10,000 extra police with hotspot patrolling of the 2,000 highest-crime areas. Deploy 10,000 extra police and introducing hotspot patrolling of 2,000 of the highest crime areas to prevent 35,000 crimes
    Deploy 10,000 extra police and introducing hotspot patrolling of 2,000 of the highest crime areas to prevent 35,000 crimes

    Conservative Party · Our Plan for Britain

  • Party’s national policy, not Simon Gittus’s own commitment
  • Source: Manifesto The Green Party pledged to scrap the Prevent programme. Scrap the Prevent programme and tackle hate crime, misogyny, Islamophobia and antisemitism. Seek to restore trust and confidence in the police.
    Scrap the Prevent programme and tackle hate crime, misogyny, Islamophobia and antisemitism. Seek to restore trust and confidence in the police.

    Green Party of England and Wales, 2024-06-12 · Green Party Manifesto 2024: Defending Human Rights, Democracy and Justice

  • Source: Manifesto The Green Party pledged to scrap the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act and the Public Order Act. Scrap the Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Act, the Public Order Act and other legislation that erodes the right to protest and free expression.
    Scrap the Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Act, the Public Order Act and other legislation that erodes the right to protest and free expression.

    Green Party of England and Wales, 2024-06-12 · Green Party Manifesto 2024: Defending Human Rights, Democracy and Justice

  • Source: Manifesto The Green Party's 2024 manifesto pledged to restore trust and confidence in the police. Seek to restore trust and confidence in the police.
    Seek to restore trust and confidence in the police.

    Green Party of England and Wales, 2024-06-12 · Green Party Manifesto 2024: Defending Human Rights, Democracy and Justice

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  • Party’s national policy, not Lydia Ann Hyde’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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