LibertarianFebruaryManifesto2018

Policing and Immigration
We will always take a robust approach to crime and ensure the
police forces of Britain are properly funded and accountable to
the people. The Libertarian Party will take all the necessary
action to keep you and your family safe: we will give terrorism
and violent crime no quarter.
Revoke the citizenship of British Islamic State fighters. It is
wholly unacceptable and dangerous to allow those who commit
atrocities abroad to continue their life in Britain. The Libertarian
Party will never risk the wellbeing of Britons with a weak
and sloppy approach to terrorism.
Install a fair and balanced point-based immigration policy
after leaving the European Union. Those who speak English,
already have a job waiting or hold important skills will be given
priority, regardless of nationality. This will ensure immigration
benefits Britain's economy, is fully transparent, whilst welcoming
a diverse range of people. The Libertarian Party recognises
the contribution and benefits of immigration, but also that an
open door policy is unsustainable.
No blanket amnesty for illegal immigrants. It cannot be right
that those who choose to enter Britain illegally are rewarded
whilst those who follow the rules must endure a long process.
This is only counter productive and encourages more illegal
immigration.
Allow police forces to purchase additional armed response
vehicles and train additional armed officers to fight the threat
of terrorism and serious crime. With a Libertarian government,
the police will always have the tools to keep us safe. With that
in mind, we will support police forces in training additional
taser-armed officers. Tasers are the near perfect non-lethal
solution to dangerous criminals and should be available in
every situation.
Ensure police resources are spent efficiently and properly.
Overzealous policing of social media is a gross misuse of police
time. Moreover, police should never be intimidated by political
correctness or well funded pressure groups. A crime is a crime,
and should be investigated regardless of gender, race or
sexuality of the victim or accused. We shall also encourage the
use of intelligence-led stop and search to fight knife crime and
drug trafficking. Knife crime is only increasing, a robust approach
is required.
By introducing democracy into our policing system we will
make it more accountable. Under a Libertarian Party government,
police chief constables will be locally elected. We are also
eager to ensure that we have as many police on the streets as
possible. To this end, we will reduce the amount of paperwork
they have to do.
Continue to invest in the security services (MI5)
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