Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that an incoming Labour government would crack down on drug dealing by supporting neighbourhood policing.
Labour has said it will deliver 13,000 additional neighbourhood police and PCSOs to Britain’s streets, and toughen up and extend closure powers for drug dens.
Speaking on a visit to Grays in Essex, Sir Keir said: “One of the things I think people are very concerned about is antisocial behaviour, particularly in town centres, and also drug dealing in town centres. He said he wanted to support neighbourhood policing, rolling out a tactic called hotspot policing to disrupt gangs by increasing visible patrols.Asked whether police should be paid more, Sir Keir said: “We do need to attract police officers and retain them, and of course pay and conditions is part of that.
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, said: “For too long the Conservatives have sat back and allowed criminal gangs to grow – dealing drugs on the streets, in town centres and even outside schools.
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