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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Flora Thompson

PM’s police pledge could cause criminal justice system to buckle – campaigners

Sir Keir Starmer vowed to put more police on the beat as part of his plan for change (Hannah McKay/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Prime Minister’s plan to restore neighbourhood policing could place even more pressure on the already crumbling criminal justice system, campaigners warned.

Sir Keir Starmer said putting “more police on the beat” and “stamping out anti-social behaviour in every community” was one of six “milestones” he had set as he unveiled a “plan for change” during a speech at Pinewood Studios near Slough on Thursday.

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