Would Keir Starmer decriminalise drugs?

Labour leader backs Scotland’s move to soften laws on possession

Sir Keir Starmer
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Priti Patel has accused Keir Starmer of being “weak on crime” after the Labour leader spoke out in favour of Scotland’s decision to effectively decriminalise drug possession.

The home secretary tweeted her criticism after Starmer told a TV interviewer yesterday that the newly announced plan to issue police warnings to people caught with Class-A substances rather than prosecuting them was “probably the right thing to do”.

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