AJeremy Corbyn Government would lead to 52 more murders a year and a violent crime epidemic, the Tories have claimed.
In an article for The Daily Telegraph, Priti Patel, Home Secretary, claims Labour’s opposition to police use of stop and search would lead to fewer criminals being caught and more weapons on the streets.
Citing an analysis by the Conservative research department, she said the increase in weapons could mean up to 4,000 extra violent assaults a year, nearly 150 more sex assaults and 52 more murders, equivalent to one a week.
Police, she claimed, would also be at greater risk of assault from Labour’s opposition to wider use of tasers while thousands fewer knife offenders could be... DT.
