The PM also wants to review the entire notion of automatic early release of serious criminals – and it’s about time
In the week that a police officer was assaulted with a machete, it’s about time the Tories turned serious on crime. For years their reputation for toughness has been squandered against a background of bad priorities, budget cuts and political correctness. While Britons were worrying about knife attacks, Theresa May’s regime was talking about removing the bars from windows to make jails feel more “like home”.
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