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Tory austerity hit all our public services and made our streets less safe – and it isn’t over yet
Due to its ideologically driven commitment to cuts, the government has failed in its fundamental duty, writes DIANE ABBOTT
A PCSO assists at a crime scene

THE Tories claim to be the party of law and order. But their ferocious cuts to police and the rise in serious violent crime say otherwise.  

In reality, it means draconian measures against trade unions, against campaigners and against Muslims and young black men. But everyone else can go whistle if they want to see a bobby on the beat, or a burglary investigated, or a rapist prosecuted.

That’s why Labour once again this week prioritised a focus on policing and crime and highlighted the consequences of the cuts by the Tories over the last decade.

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