Rishi Sunak has spoken of his commitment to putting more police officers on the streets and the need to tackle violence against women following the tragic death of a Northumberland teenager.
The Prime Minister made the comments during a visit to the North East on Monday morning, where he was highlighting the Government's healthcare initiative, which touched on subjects of waiting times and pay for nurses. And when told of the tragic death of 15-year-old Holly Newton, who was an alleged victim of a stabbing in Hexham, Mr Sunak said his "heart goes out" to the teen's family.
"My heart goes out to them, that's tragic", he said at the event in Darlington; "I have two young kids and I can't imagine my kids or any young person losing their life in that way. It's awful. What can we do to stop that happening? It's a combination of things.
