Keir Starmer announces police changes, vowing to 'put bobbies back on the beat'

Policing is broken and the Home Secretary must urgently turn this disaster round

Police farce CAN anyone still doubt that policing is broken? Time and again innocent people are arrested by halfwitted coppers over some non-offence, locked up for hours then set free without charge after their life has been cruelly upended. GettyCan anyone still doubt that policing is broken?[/caption] All while REAL criminals — like the thieving plankton still looting Greggs — saunter away scot-free. The message of Netflix’s fictional drama ­A…

‘We want to bring criminals to justice - government shake-up will help do that’

We speak to a police chief about what the government’s plans to shake up policing will mean for Kent.

Dorset Police to patrol for extra 9,000 hours over next year

DORSET Police has been awarded £1million to contribute towards bobbies on the beat.

Starmer Unveils Plans to Boost Community Policing and End ‘Culture of Crime’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to boost the number of officers on patrol in an effort to rebuild trust in community policing and tackle the “culture of crime.” From July, communities in England and Wales will see a return of “bobbies on the beat,” with guaranteed police patrols in town centres and other areas which are hotspots for crime. There will also be more patrols at peak times in those areas, such as on Friday and Saturday ni…

Starmer's Party Political Policing Announcement Contradicts Local Election Rules

Today – Thursday 10 April – the Cabinet Office initiated ‘sensitivity‘ rules for the period prior to local elections, seeing as they are exactly three weeks away. The way the government acts must according to the rules be altered because “the activities of the UK Government could have a bearing on the election campaigns… Care also needs to be taken in relation to the announcement of UK Government decisions which could have a bearing on the elect…

Greater Manchester Police to get 176 extra neighbourhood officers - with the first on the beat in six months - Manchester Evening News

The news has been 'greatly welcomed' by force bosses, with the first recruits set to be on the beat within six months