Shadow justice secretary says the government has stolen and watered down Labour policy ahead of a speech by the PM
Ministers appear set to at least partly give way to Conservative rebels over removing safeguards from the illegal migration bill after a Home Office minister said the government was “in listening mode”, my colleague Peter Walker reports.
Good morning. Both main parties believe that anti-social behaviour will be a key issue at the election and this morning, at a PM Connect event, Rishi Sunak will formally announce an antisocial behaviour action plan. It has been well trailed over the weekend and No 10 has now published the details. Here is an extract.
Under the plan, 16 areas in England and Wales will be funded to support either new ‘hotspot’ police and enforcement patrols in areas with the highest rates of antisocial behaviour, or trial a new ‘Immediate Justice’ scheme to deliver swift and visible punishments. A select few areas will trial both interventions, and following these initial trailblazers, both schemes will be rolled out across England and Wales from 2024.
Continue reading…Shadow justice secretary says the government has stolen and watered down Labour policy ahead of a speech by the PMMinisters appear set to at least partly give way to Conservative rebels over removing safeguards from the illegal migration bill after a Home Office minister said the government was “in listening mode”, my colleague Peter Walker reports.Good morning. Both main parties believe that anti-social behaviour will be a key issue at the election and this morning, at a PM Connect event, Rishi Sunak will formally announce an antisocial behaviour action plan. It has been well trailed over the weekend and No 10 has now published the details. Here is an extract.Under the plan, 16 areas in England and Wales will be funded to support either new ‘hotspot’ police and enforcement patrols in areas with the highest rates of antisocial behaviour, or trial a new ‘Immediate Justice’ scheme to deliver swift and visible punishments. A select few areas will trial both interventions, and following these initial trailblazers, both schemes will be rolled out across England and Wales from 2024. Continue reading…