Police cuts ‘probably contributed’ to rise in violent crime, government report admits

Amber Rudd’s new crackdown on rising gang violence overshadowed by Home Office leak

UK Police
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Home Secretary Amber Rudd today unveils a major crackdown on rising gang violence as a leaked Home Office report says her own department’s cuts to police “may have encouraged” violent offenders.

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