In the Thames Valley, those under 18 caught with drugs are given an education programme, with sanctions if they refuse to attend.
People were tired of MPs talking tough, and delivering little change. But all that has changed with the Home Secretary’s new measures.
Young black men in London are half as likely to be employed as young white men. Destroying our past won’t help.
Our new Pensions Bill will cracking down on bad pension bosses, utilising new technology to put the consumer in charge, and help us get to Net Zero.
Releasing industrial land to build homes and preventative measures to tackle violent crime are the policies we need.
The Home Secretary pledges “a new system that is firm and fair…welcoming people through safe and legal routes.”
For many in my community – particularly those on tight budgets, pensioners, and people trying to manage their way out of debt – cash is what they live by.
Research has found that offenders visited in prison by their family were less likely to reoffend within a year of release than those who were not.
There is no doubt that innovation is needed to tackle a problem which is a blight on communities across the UK.
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Serious Violence Reduction Orders send a strong message that violence and carrying weapons can and will be stopped.
My Labour opponent joined a Black Lives Matter rally in Birmingham during lockdown, to bend the knee alongside those who seek to defund the police.
My front-line experience will be invaluable to me if I am elected to serve as Bedfordshire’s next Police and Crime Commissioner.