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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Suella Braverman tells police to ramp up use of stop and search

Police carrying out a stop and search
Black people are seven times more like to be stopped and searched compared with white people. Photograph: Steve Phillips/Alamy

Suella Braverman has called on police to increase the use of stop and search powers “to prevent violence and save more lives”.

In a statement aimed at all 43 forces in England and Wales, the home secretary said officers who used the powers had her “full support”.

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