Suella Braverman has called for all police forces in England and Wales to 'ramp up' their use of stop and search powers. The Home Secretary says it would 'prevent violence and save more lives'.
The Home Secretary has called for all police forces inSuella Braverman, in a letter to all 43 forces, says she wants officers to increase their use of the controversial powers ‘to prevent violence and save more lives’.
She said officers who use the powers have her ‘full support’, and singled out ‘young black males’ who she says are ‘disproportionately affected’ by knife crime. Ms Braverman said: ‘Carrying weapons is a scourge on our society, and anyone doing so is risking their own lives as well as the lives of those around them.‘My first priority is to keep the public safe, and people who insist on carrying a weapon must know that there will be consequences.
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