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ASBO 'flying squads' launched by police which will parachute into crime 'hotspots'

The units, called Kestrel teams, are tasked with tackling drug dealing, car crime and other anti-social behaviour and will be parachuted into communities

Daily Mirror

Police forces ‘taking longer to respond to serious offences’

The BBC said responses from 19 forces suggested they were 44% slower to arrive at emergency incidents after 999 calls than in 2013.

The Independent UK

Operation Sceptre sees almost 2,000 arrests and thousands of knives seized

The operation was undertaken by all 43 forces in England and Wales, as well as the British Transport Police.

The Independent UK

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Legalising cannabis won’t tackle disproportionate policing outcomes for ethnic minorities, crime minister says

The policing and crime minister rejected Sadiq Khan’s cannabis review as a possible measure to reduce inequalities

The Independent UK

Football clubs advised on best practice to tackle rising crowd disorder

A white paper is expected to set out the independent regulator’s remit in the summer

The Independent UK

Malthouse dismisses ‘soap opera’ over Tory misconduct allegations

Policing minister Kit Malthouse insisted the Tories remained the party of law and order despite partygate and an MP being investigated for rape.

The Independent UK

‘Middle-class coke heads’ who take drugs at football matches face five-year ban

The rules, announced by policing minister Kit Malthouse, are part of a bid to tackle a rise in violence and disorder at matches.

The Independent UK

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Tory minister who said he was hit by cost of living crisis makes £100 bet on live radio

Kit Malthouse took seconds to agree to the wager on Liverpool FC's Premier League ambitions - weeks after he told radio listeners 'we are feeling it very significantly'

Daily Mirror

The Standard View: Ministers must answer basic questions on the cost of living crisis

Ask a different minister, get a different pained expression. This morning, it was the turn of Policing Minister Kit Malthouse to leave the door open to a windfall tax on the oil and gas companies.

Evening Standard

'Middle-class coke heads' taking drugs at football grounds face five-year bans under new government crackdown

Boris Johnson said 'coke heads' are driving crime across the UK as the government vowed to reduce violence at football matches

Manchester Evening News

MPs under investigation could be barred from Parliament as Tory accused of rape

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said discussions over new powers are under way.

The Independent UK

‘Don’t ignore shoplifters stealing food during cost of living crisis’, minister tells police

Policing minister Kit Malthouse has told officers not to ignore shoplifters stealing food out of desperation during the cost-of-living crisis.

Evening Standard

Helping cash-strapped Britons won’t add to inflation, says CBI

Chief of business association calls for stimulus that aids ‘hardest hit’ with rising food and fuel bills

The Guardian - UK

Minister orders police not to ignore shoplifters just because they are starving

Police forces had been advised to use discretion on whether to prosecute people during the cost of living crisis

Wales Online

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The Independent UK

Don’t ignore shoplifters, minister says, after watchdog urges ‘discretion’

Policing minister Kit Malthouse says officers should not turn a blind eye to stealing during the cost-of-living crisis.

Evening Standard

Minister says don’t name rape MP as it ‘puts enormous strain on them as individuals’

The policing minister has suggested the name of the MP arrested on rape allegations should be kept secret to protect those accused of sex crimes.

The Guardian - UK

Don’t let people off if they steal food in desperation, minister tells police

Kit Malthouse says police watchdog’s suggestion that cost of living will trigger more crime is ‘old-fashioned’

The Independent UK

Minister rejects chief inspector’s call for police to use ‘discretion’ with desperate shoplifters

Kit Malthouse argues ‘the law should be blind and police officers should operate without fear of favour’

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Daily Record

Tory minister rejects drug consumption rooms in Scotland despite 'compelling evidence' they save lives

Policing Minister Kit Malthouse said both the Scottish and UK Governments need to work together on a strategy to combat the number of drugs deaths across the country.

Daily Mirror

Tory police minister slaps down chief's plea for cops to spare shoplifters stealing to eat

Police Minister Kit Malthouse said poverty 'doesn't cause crime' as he rejected the Chief Inspector of Constabulary's plea for cops to show 'discretion' in the cost-of-living crisis

Evening Standard

Minister opens door to windfall tax on energy companies

A minister has opened the door to a windfall tax on energy companies to help fund further support for struggling families facing a cost of living crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Football fans taking cocaine at matches face five-year bans

Move comes in response to significant increase in disorder at games, much of which, police say, is driven by class A drugs

The Independent UK

Cocaine-fuelled football hooligans to be given five-year match ban, government announces

Police are increasingly finding class A drugs ‘at heart of disorder’ at games, minister says

Wales Online

'Middle-class coke heads' taking drugs at football grounds face five-year bans

The Government wants to tackle violence and crime at football matches

Chronicle Live

'Middle-class' football cocaine users to get five year bans amid crackdown

Govenment announces new rules to crack down on rising disorder and violence at games

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