40 Reasons to Vote Labour
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REASON 37<br />
POLICE & CRIME<br />
The conservative party has his<strong>to</strong>rically chosen <strong>to</strong> "position" itself of the<br />
party of law and order, the party that takes our laws and our policing<br />
seriously. I was never convinced of that but since the reign of Theresa<br />
May as Home Secretary and then as Prime Minister that "position" has<br />
surely long since gone.<br />
Since the conservatives <strong>to</strong>ok power Theresa May has been in almost<br />
constant battles with the very people that police us. Through austerity<br />
they've cut funding for all of our emergency services including the most<br />
crucial and visible form of policing that we have - police officers - reduced<br />
by 20,000 people ON HER WATCH.<br />
In spite of Theresa May's mismanagement our emergency services have<br />
frequently risen <strong>to</strong> tasks that would be way beyond most of us.<br />
Theresa May was warned very clearly by those charged with protecting us<br />
from crime, including terrorist attacks, that the reductions in numbers<br />
would leave us at serious risk - she brushed off those warnings.<br />
The numbers of recorded crimes have increased substantially on her<br />
watch and of course we have the recent terrorist attacks.<br />
We cannot trust our police and crime policy <strong>to</strong> this government and<br />
particularly Theresa May.<br />
<strong>Labour</strong> will recruit 10,000 more police officers and 500 more border<br />
guards, they will champion community policing and tackle institutional<br />
bias against BAME people.<br />
VOTE LABOUR BECAUSE THE CONSERVATIVE<br />
GOVERNMENT HAVE REPEATEDLY AND<br />
DISASTROUSLY FAILED ON POLICING AND CRIME,<br />
LABOUR WILL WORK TO UNDO THAT DAMAGE.
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