Will being tough on crime decide the next election?
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
With the criminal justice system under immense strain, from huge case backlogs to crumbling court buildings and staff shortages, Labour has seized the opportunity to attack the Tories’ record on crime. In a speech on Thursday 16 February the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, declared that “only Labour is the party of law and order”.
Rachel Cunliffe, Freddie Hayward and Rachel Wearmouth discuss Keir Starmer’s strategy, evoking Tony Blair, and whether this could be the deciding issue at the next election.
They also talk about the government’s attempt to cling on to its “tough on crime” credentials, which has been overtaken by Rishi Sunak’s “relentless” commitment to stop migrants in small boats arriving on Britain’s shores.
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| 0:34.8 | we're talking about crime |
| 0:35.8 | and where the Labour can reinvent itself |
| 0:37.8 | as the party of law and order. |
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