Yvette Cooper has attacked the government’s record on domestic violence – claiming that it is “failing badly”. Is she being fair to the boys in blue?
Testimony of an anonymous woman in defence of a ” plebgate” libel action brought by Andrew Mitchell against The Sun could be more evidence of a conspiracy against him.
After the home secretary announces plans to ensure people convicted of killing police officers get life for life, FactCheck digs in to the announcement.
Is London really “actively recruiting 4,500 more police” at the height of austerity, as Boris Johnson claimed today? FactCheck investigates.
Boris Johnson has promised to “keep police numbers high” in the capital. But FactCheck discovers that officer strength is really at a five-year low.
Gary Gibbon
Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the implications of Andrew Mitchell’s resignation and what it says about the balance of power at the top.
Alex Thomson
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie says he has suffered “personal vilification for decades” because of the mistakes of the South Yorkshire Police
What a farce! Yet another of this November’s candidates for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections has stood down over a minor offence committed while he was a teenager.
The pressure on Michael Mates to stand down as Conservative candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Hampshire grew this afternoon when a second senior Tory in the area questioned his suitability to run in November’s election.
David Cameron was less than fully supportive when the Labour MP Gavin Shuker asked him at Question Time today about whether he “supports” his candidate for police commissioner in Hampshire.
“So Boris has failed to honour one of his manifesto promises, and he’s missed by more than 700 bobbies, according to these statistics.”
Channel 4 News political correspondent Michael Crick on the latest legal saga surrounding war veteran Simon Weston’s bid to be police and crime commissioner
The acting chief constable of Lancashire Constabulary claims his force has seen a rise in crime because of police budget cuts. FactCheck isn’t convinced.
“The actual cash saving this year is nothing like £445. It’s £3.10, barely enough to buy you a pint of beer in a central London pub.”
“Police pensions only cost the state about 25 per cent more than those of other public sector workers.”