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Government considers making ketamine a class A drug after record use recorded

Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson will write to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs asking whether its classification should be changed.

Evening Standard

Met Police funding boost to tackle protests but cash fails to plug reported shortfall

Scotland Yard and City of London Police will receive £255.2 million through the national and international capital city grant, a £65 million increase on 2024/25

Evening Standard

Police chiefs claim cuts ‘inevitable’ in face of £1.3 billion funding gap

Ringfencing money for neighbourhood policing leaves chiefs unable to invest in other specialist services, the National Police Chiefs Council said.

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Formula used to calculate police funding is an anachronism, watchdog chief says

Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke said forces such as Cleveland, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and West Midlands lose out.

Evening Standard

Council tax to rise to fund increase in police budgets

Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the funding settlement struck the right balance between funding the police and protecting taxpayers.

Evening Standard

Policing minister joined drugs raid during week-long crackdown on county lines

County lines is the term used to describe drug dealing where mobile phones are used to supply drugs, often using children as runners.

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Respect orders to tackle anti-social behaviour criticised as an Asbo rebrand

New powers will see a clamp down on anti-social behaviour in town centres and high streets.

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'Eighteen month forensic delay for death of London cyclist not good enough', says MP

Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student, died in a suspected hit-and-run in Hackney

Evening Standard

MP: Farmers not reporting crimes because of under-resourced rural police forces

Liberal Democrat MP Anna Sabine raised concerns that rural crime is being ‘seriously under-reported’ as a result of under-resourcing.

Evening Standard

Shoplifting epidemic adds 10p ‘crime tax’ to every transaction as minister vows end to ‘shameful neglect’ of retail crime

Supermarket bosses warn organised gangs are operating with effective immunity, stealing huge amounts of stock

The Independent UK

Call for surrender of blank firing guns after tests find them easily convertible

The National Crime Agency highlighted four brands of blank firing guns which are ‘readily convertible’ to fire live ammunition.

Evening Standard

Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales hit new 20-year high

Major retailers have raised concerns about the increased cost of thefts.

The Independent UK

Policing minister Diana Johnson's bag stolen while at police conference

The MP's possessions were swiped from the hotel where she was speaking

Evening Standard

Policing minister admits she does not know where promise of 13,000 local officers will come from

Dame Diana Johnson said the Labour government is still ‘working through’ whether they will recruit new officers or repurpose existing staff

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Keir Starmer locked in stand-off with union barons demanding U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham directly told the PM that he should reverse the controversial policy

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Susanna Reid chides minister on GMB for saying axing winter fuel payment for pensioners 'difficult decision'

ITV’s Good Morning Britain presenter took Dame Diana to task over the controversial policy which is opposed by dozens of MPs and unions

The Independent UK

Government hints drug injection rooms could be considered in wake of Glasgow pilot scheme

Experts welcome sign of possible tide change in wake of Tory rule – but urge immediate action to save lives

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Gangs stealing mobile phones to be targeted in crackdown after huge spike in thefts

Masked thieves often targeted victims by snatching phones while on motorbikes and ebikes on busy high streets across the country

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Met chief praises Londoners' show of unity as capital rejects racists

Sir Mark Rowley hails community unity as thousands turn out for counter protests against far-right threat

The Independent UK

71% of people think Starmer should not go on holiday amid far right riots, new poll shows

There has been speculation the prime minister may have planned a rescheduled trip for later this month

Evening Standard

Intelligence shows further protests planned in coming days, policing minister warns

Dame Diana Johnson, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said it’s ‘good’ there was no major violence on Wednesday but added she remains ‘cautious’ about the situation

Evening Standard

Courts could open 24-hours to deal with rioters, says minister

Ministers insist there is capacity in the prison system to deal with rioters

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak must now compensate infected blood scandal victims, politicians demand

After the prime minister acted to help hundreds of postmasters wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office, he has been told to roll out compensation to victims of the infected blood scandal

The Independent UK

Whereabouts of more than 17,000 asylum seekers unknown to Home Office, MPs told

Permanent secretary Sir Matthew Rycroft and his interim second-in-command Simon Ridley were giving evidence to the Commons Home Affairs Committee.

The Independent UK

MPs call for safe spaces to be created for illegal drug consumption in UK

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish government, MPs said

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